KT7H Average sunspot numbers for the past week were about double the week before, but solar flux was slightly lower. While we expect the two major indicators of solar activity to track together, they often don't. Solar flux is a measurement of 2800 MHz energy from the Sun, which seems to correlate with ionization of the ionosphere.
Sunspot numbers relate to the size and number of visible sunspots.
One example of the two not tracking exactly is the forecast for the end of this solar cycle and the beginning of the next. Solar flux is currently expected to reach minimum between January and February of 1997, while the minimum for sunspot numbers is predicted for April through June of 1996. Part of this may be due to the fact that the solar flux has been tracked for fewer cycles than the sunspot number, so the amount of data going into the projection is different. Over the next few weeks solar activity is expected to stay low, with solar flux possibly peaking slightly in the mid to high seventies around December 6. Disturbed conditions from a weakening coronal hole are predicted for November 27 through 30.