:Product: 19960309RSGA.txt :Issued: 1996 Mar 09 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 069 ISSUED AT 2200Z ON 09 MAR 1996 IA. ANALYSIS OF SOLAR ACTIVE REGIONS AND ACTIVITY FROM 08/2100Z TO 09/2100Z: SOLAR ACTIVITY WAS VERY LOW. A NEW REGION NOW NEAR S04E64 IS ROTATING FULLY INTO VIEW. IT IS AS YET UNNUMBERED, BUT MAY CONTAIN SUNSPOTS. NO ACTIVITY HAS BEEN REPORTED. IB. SOLAR ACTIVITY FORECAST: SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE VERY LOW. IIA. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY SUMMARY FROM 08/2100Z TO 09/2100Z: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD WAS QUIET TO UNSETTLED. IIB. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY FORECAST: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS EXPECTED TO BE MOSTLY UNSETTLED THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD. III. EVENT PROBABILITIES 10 MAR-12 MAR CLASS M 01/01/01 CLASS X 01/01/01 PROTON 01/01/01 PCAF GREEN IV. PENTICTON 10.7 CM FLUX OBSERVED 09 MAR 068 PREDICTED 10 MAR-12 MAR 070/070/070 90 DAY MEAN 09 MAR 073 V. GEOMAGNETIC A INDICES OBSERVED AFR/AP 08 MAR 007/008 ESTIMATED AFR/AP 09 MAR 007/008 PREDICTED AFR/AP 10 MAR-12 MAR 010/010-010/010-010/005 VI. GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY PROBABILITIES 10 MAR-12 MAR A. MIDDLE LATITUDES ACTIVE 20/20/20 MINOR STORM 15/15/15 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 05/05/05 B. HIGH LATITUDES ACTIVE 25/25/25 MINOR STORM 15/15/15 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 05/05/05