:Product: 19960220RSGA.txt :Issued: 1996 Feb 20 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 051 ISSUED AT 2200Z ON 20 FEB 1996 IA. ANALYSIS OF SOLAR ACTIVE REGIONS AND ACTIVITY FROM 19/2100Z TO 20/2100Z: SOLAR ACTIVITY WAS VERY LOW. REGION 7946 (N09E57) IS THE ONLY SPOTTED REGION ON THE SUN BUT WAS VERY STABLE AND QUIET. IB. SOLAR ACTIVITY FORECAST: SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE VERY LOW. IIA. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY SUMMARY FROM 19/2100Z TO 20/2100Z: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD HAS BEEN AT MOSTLY QUIET LEVELS FOR THE PAST 24 HOURS. IIB. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY FORECAST: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS EXPECTED TO BE QUIET FOR THE NEXT THREE DAYS. III. EVENT PROBABILITIES 21 FEB-23 FEB CLASS M 01/01/01 CLASS X 01/01/01 PROTON 01/01/01 PCAF GREEN IV. PENTICTON 10.7 CM FLUX OBSERVED 20 FEB 072 PREDICTED 21 FEB-23 FEB 073/074/075 90 DAY MEAN 20 FEB 073 V. GEOMAGNETIC A INDICES OBSERVED AFR/AP 19 FEB 007/007 ESTIMATED AFR/AP 20 FEB 007/006 PREDICTED AFR/AP 21 FEB-23 FEB 005/005-005/005-005/005 VI. GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY PROBABILITIES 21 FEB-23 FEB 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