:Product: 19960214RSGA.txt :Issued: 1996 Feb 14 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 045 ISSUED AT 2200Z ON 14 FEB 1996 IA. ANALYSIS OF SOLAR ACTIVE REGIONS AND ACTIVITY FROM 13/2100Z TO 14/2100Z: SOLAR ACTIVITY WAS VERY LOW. THERE ARE NO SPOTTED REGIONS ON THE VISIBLE DISK. IB. SOLAR ACTIVITY FORECAST: SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE VERY LOW. IIA. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY SUMMARY FROM 13/2100Z TO 14/2100Z: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD HAS BEEN AT QUIET TO MINOR STORM LEVELS FOR THE PAST 24 HOURS. THE GREATER THAN 2 MEV ELECTRON FLUX RANGED FROM MODERATE TO HIGH OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS. IIB. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY FORECAST: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS EXPECTED TO BE QUIET TO UNSETTLED FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS. DAY THREE SHOULD BE MOSTLY UNSETTLED AS A NEW CORONAL HOLE MOVES INTO A FAVORABLE POSITION. III. EVENT PROBABILITIES 15 FEB-17 FEB CLASS M 01/01/01 CLASS X 01/01/01 PROTON 01/01/01 PCAF GREEN IV. PENTICTON 10.7 CM FLUX OBSERVED 14 FEB 069 PREDICTED 15 FEB-17 FEB 070/070/072 90 DAY MEAN 14 FEB 073 V. GEOMAGNETIC A INDICES OBSERVED AFR/AP 13 FEB 013/013 ESTIMATED AFR/AP 14 FEB 016/007 PREDICTED AFR/AP 15 FEB-17 FEB 010/010-010/010-015/015 VI. GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY PROBABILITIES 15 FEB-17 FEB A. MIDDLE LATITUDES ACTIVE 15/15/25 MINOR STORM 10/10/15 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 01/01/05 B. HIGH LATITUDES ACTIVE 15/15/25 MINOR STORM 10/10/15 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 01/01/05