:Product: 19960101RSGA.txt :Issued: 1996 Jan 01 2200 UTC # Prepared jointly by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, # Space Environment Center and the U.S. Air Force. # JOINT USAF/NOAA REPORT OF SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY SDF NUMBER 001 ISSUED AT 2200Z ON 01 JAN 1996 IA. ANALYSIS OF SOLAR ACTIVE REGIONS AND ACTIVITY FROM 31/2100Z TO 01/2100Z: SOLAR ACTIVITY WAS VERY LOW. REGION 7935 (N11W06) RE-EMERGED THIS PERIOD AS A 4-SPOT BXO BETA GROUP. NEW REGION 7937 (S09E49) WAS NUMBERED AS AN AXX GROUP. BOTH REGIONS WERE VERY QUIET AND STABLE. IB. SOLAR ACTIVITY FORECAST: SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN AT VERY LOW LEVELS. IIA. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY SUMMARY FROM 31/2100Z TO 01/2100Z: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD HAS BEEN AT MOSTLY QUIET LEVELS FOR THE PAST 24 HOURS. ISOLATED UNSETTLED CONDITIONS WERE OBSERVED AT HIGH LATITUDES FROM 01/1200-1500UT. IIB. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY FORECAST: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN QUIET FOR THE NEXT THREE DAYS. III. EVENT PROBABILITIES 02 JAN-04 JAN CLASS M 01/01/01 CLASS X 01/01/01 PROTON 01/01/01 PCAF GREEN IV. PENTICTON 10.7 CM FLUX OBSERVED 01 JAN 075 PREDICTED 02 JAN-04 JAN 075/075/075 90 DAY MEAN 01 JAN 075 V. GEOMAGNETIC A INDICES OBSERVED AFR/AP 31 DEC 007/007 ESTIMATED AFR/AP 01 JAN 003/004 PREDICTED AFR/AP 02 JAN-04 JAN 005/005-005/005-005/005 VI. GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY PROBABILITIES 02 JAN-04 JAN A. MIDDLE LATITUDES ACTIVE 10/10/10 MINOR STORM 05/05/05 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 01/01/01 B. HIGH LATITUDES ACTIVE 10/10/10 MINOR STORM 05/05/05 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 01/01/01