:Product: 19960222RSGA.txt :Issued: 1996 Feb 22 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 053 ISSUED AT 2200Z ON 22 FEB 1996 IA. ANALYSIS OF SOLAR ACTIVE REGIONS AND ACTIVITY FROM 21/2100Z TO 22/2100Z: SOLAR ACTIVITY WAS VERY LOW. IB. SOLAR ACTIVITY FORECAST: SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE VERY LOW. IIA. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY SUMMARY FROM 21/2100Z TO 22/2100Z: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD HAS BEEN AT QUIET TO UNSETTLED LEVELS FOR THE PAST 24 HOURS. IIB. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY FORECAST: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS EXPECTED TO BE QUIET FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS. AN INCREASE TO UNSETTLED WITH THE POSSIBILITY FOR ISOLATED ACTIVE PERIODS IS EXPECTED ON THE THIRD DAY DUE TO RECURRENCE. III. EVENT PROBABILITIES 23 FEB-25 FEB CLASS M 01/01/01 CLASS X 01/01/01 PROTON 01/01/01 PCAF GREEN IV. PENTICTON 10.7 CM FLUX OBSERVED 22 FEB 072 PREDICTED 23 FEB-25 FEB 073/074/074 90 DAY MEAN 22 FEB 073 V. GEOMAGNETIC A INDICES OBSERVED AFR/AP 21 FEB 006/005 ESTIMATED AFR/AP 22 FEB 007/005 PREDICTED AFR/AP 23 FEB-25 FEB 005/005-005/005-015/010 VI. GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY PROBABILITIES 23 FEB-25 FEB A. MIDDLE LATITUDES ACTIVE 10/10/30 MINOR STORM 05/05/10 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 01/01/01 B. HIGH LATITUDES ACTIVE 10/10/30 MINOR STORM 05/05/10 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 01/01/01