:Product: 19960320RSGA.txt
:Issued: 1996 Mar 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 080 ISSUED AT 2200Z ON 20 MAR 1996
IA.  ANALYSIS OF SOLAR ACTIVE REGIONS AND ACTIVITY FROM 19/2100Z
TO 20/2100Z:  SOLAR ACTIVITY WAS VERY LOW. REGION 7952 (S04W87)
HAS DECAYED INTO A SPOTLESS PLAGE REGION. THE REMAINDER OF THE
VISIBLE DISK IS SPOTLESS.
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 QUIET TO ACTIVE LEVELS FOR
THE PAST 24 HOURS.
IIB.  GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY FORECAST:  THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS
EXPECTED TO BE QUIET TO UNSETTLED FOR THE ENTIRE FORECAST
PERIOD.
III.  EVENT PROBABILITIES 21 MAR-23 MAR
CLASS M    01/01/01
CLASS X    01/01/01
PROTON     01/01/01
PCAF       GREEN
IV.  PENTICTON 10.7 CM FLUX
OBSERVED           20 MAR  069
PREDICTED   21 MAR-23 MAR  070/070/070
90 DAY MEAN        20 MAR  073
V.  GEOMAGNETIC A INDICES
OBSERVED  AFR/AP 19 MAR  012/012
ESTIMATED AFR/AP 20 MAR  013/013
PREDICTED AFR/AP 21 MAR-23 MAR  010/010-010/010-015/010
VI.  GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY PROBABILITIES 21 MAR-23 MAR
A.  MIDDLE LATITUDES
ACTIVE                15/20/20
MINOR STORM           10/10/10
MAJOR-SEVERE STORM    01/05/05
B.  HIGH LATITUDES
ACTIVE                15/20/20
MINOR STORM           10/10/10
MAJOR-SEVERE STORM    01/05/05