:Product: 19960219RSGA.txt :Issued: 1996 Feb 19 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 050 ISSUED AT 2200Z ON 19 FEB 1996 IA. ANALYSIS OF SOLAR ACTIVE REGIONS AND ACTIVITY FROM 18/2100Z TO 19/2100Z: SOLAR ACTIVITY WAS VERY LOW. NEWLY ASSIGNED REGION 7946 (N09E71) CAME INTO VIEW AS A SMALL BIPOLE. IB. SOLAR ACTIVITY FORECAST: SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE VERY LOW. IIA. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY SUMMARY FROM 18/2100Z TO 19/2100Z: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD WAS MOSTLY QUIET TO UNSETTLED. LOCAL SUBSTORMS BROUGHT PERIODS OF ACTIVE CONDITIONS TO SOME SITES. IIB. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY FORECAST: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS EXPECTED TO BE QUIET. III. EVENT PROBABILITIES 20 FEB-22 FEB CLASS M 01/01/01 CLASS X 01/01/01 PROTON 01/01/01 PCAF GREEN IV. PENTICTON 10.7 CM FLUX OBSERVED 19 FEB 071 PREDICTED 20 FEB-22 FEB 072/072/074 90 DAY MEAN 19 FEB 073 V. GEOMAGNETIC A INDICES OBSERVED AFR/AP 18 FEB 010/008 ESTIMATED AFR/AP 19 FEB 010/008 PREDICTED AFR/AP 20 FEB-22 FEB 005/005-005/005-005/005 VI. GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY PROBABILITIES 20 FEB-22 FEB A. MIDDLE LATITUDES ACTIVE 05/05/05 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