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 15 June 2001
⇐20010614 ⇐Week ⇐Rotation Today Rotation⇒ Week⇒ 20010616⇒

Welcome to the Flare Prediction System. This page lists the active regions present on the Sun today, together with their probability of producing C-, M-, or X-class events. Flare probabilities are calculated using NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center data combined over 1969-1976 and 1988-1996 (details of which can be found in Bloomfield et al., 2012, The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 747, L41, along with full forecast verification testing). The percentage probabilities are based on the number of flares produced by regions classified using the McIntosh classification scheme (McIntosh, P., 1990, Solar Physics, 125, 251) during cycles 21 and 22. For example, over both time periods there were 377 regions classified Eai. As this class produced 131 M-class events, the mean M-class flare rate is ~131/377 or ~0.347 flares per day. Assuming the number of flares per unit time is governed by Poisson statistics, we can estimate a flaring probability for the following 24-hours using P( one or more flares ) = 1 - exp( -mean ), i.e., P = 1 - exp( -0.347 ) ~ 0.29, or 29% for an Eai class region to produce one or more M-class flares in the next 24-hours.

See Gallagher, P. T., Moon, Y.-J., Wang, H., Solar Physics, 209, 171, (2002),
Wheatland, M. S., 2001, Solar Physics, 203, 87 and Moon et al., 2001, Journal of Geophysical Research-Space Physics, 106(A12) 29951 for further details.

Click here for a description of the various active region classifications from the Royal Observatory of Belgium.
Region Flare Probabilities (%)
Number McIntosh C-class M-class X-class
No Prediction Found

NOTE: Occurrence of '...' indicates that McIntosh class was not observed in the period over which the Poisson flare rate statistics were determined. Values in parantheses/brackets give the NOAA/SWPC forecast probabilities for the occurrence of one or more C-, M-, or X-class flares. When viewed in real-time and before 22:00 UT, NOAA predictions are valid up to 22:00 UT on the current date. When viewed in real-time after 22:00 UT (or when viewing past dates), NOAA predictions are valid up to 22:00 UT on the following date. The most recent data can also be found at NOAA's 3-day Space Weather Predictions page.

Please contact Peter Gallagher if you have any comments or questions regarding this research.


Today's/Yesterday's NOAA Active Regions
NOAA Number
Latest
Position
Hale
Class
McIntosh Class
Sunspot Area
[millionths]
Number of Spots
Recent
Flares
09487 N23W91
(876",371") 		βγ/βγ Cro/Dao 0140/0120 03/04 -
09488 S17W91
(910",-274") 		αγ/αγ Hsx/Hsx 0040/0060 01/01 -
09489 N20W83
(888",309") 		βγ/βγ Eao/Dao 0160/0090 09/04 -
09491 N28W54
(682",382") 		βγ/βγ Cso/Cso 0090/0100 03/04 -
09492 N21W55
(730",274") 		βγ/βγ Dso/Dao 0060/0080 04/05 -
09493 N07W42
(634",26") 		βγ/βγ Fso/Fao 0080/0100 03/03 -
09495 N06W60
(822",39") 		βγ/βγ Dao/Cro 0130/0030 13/08 -
09497 S09W37
(568",-243") 		βγ/βγ Dso/Cro 0030/0020 05/04 -
09498 N24W09
(136",277") 		βγ/βγ Dso/Dso 0060/0060 10/04 -
09499 N20W40
(577",237") 		βγ/βγ Cso/Dso 0060/0060 04/04 -
09500 N10E17
(-275",51") 		βγ/βγ Dao/Cao 0080/0060 07/06 -
09501 S13E14
(-225",-327") 		βγ/βγ Cso/Cao 0070/0090 04/02 -
09502 S26E31
(-442",-508") 		βγ/βγ Dao/Dso 0160/0150 12/05 -
09503 N15E45
(-652",163") 		βγ/βγ Eao/Cso 0250/0160 14/04 -
09504 N07E49
(-715",37") 		βγ/αγ Cko/Hsx 0320/0140 07/01 -
09505 N22E59
(-758",297") 		βγ/βγ Bxo/Bxo 0060/0060 03/03 -
09506 N17E65
(-827",228") 		αγ/αγ Hsx/Hsx 0050/0050 01/01 -
09507 N13E12
(-193",98") 		βγ/- Cso/--- 0040/---- 05/-- -

Class (HH:MM) -Today
Class (HH:MM) -Yesterday

Events not associated with currently named NOAA regions: None

Note: The tabulated data are based on the most recent NOAA/USAF Active Region Summary issued on 15-Jun-2001 00:30 . The greyed out and light-blue entries are values from the previous day. Slashed cells indicate that the active region has no spots. The latest positions of the active regions are given in both heliographic and heliocentric co-ordinates. The region positions are valid on 15-Jun-2001 23:30 .