:Product: 19960328RSGA.txt :Issued: 1996 Mar 28 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 088 ISSUED AT 2200Z ON 28 MAR 1996 IA. ANALYSIS OF SOLAR ACTIVE REGIONS AND ACTIVITY FROM 27/2100Z TO 28/2100Z: SOLAR ACTIVITY WAS VERY LOW. REGIONS 7953 (N08W72) AND 7954 (N00W53) CONTINUE TO DECAY AS THEY APPROACH THE WEST LIMB. THE REMAINDER OF THE DISK IS NEARLY FEATURELESS. IB. SOLAR ACTIVITY FORECAST: SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN VERY LOW. IIA. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY SUMMARY FROM 27/2100Z TO 28/2100Z: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD HAS BEEN AT QUIET TO UNSETTLED LEVELS FOR THE PAST 24 HOURS. THE ENERGETIC ELECTRON FLUXES AT GEOSYNCRONOUS ALTITUDES WERE AT MODERATE TO HIGH LEVELS. IIB. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY FORECAST: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS EXPECTED TO BE QUIET TO UNSETTLED. III. EVENT PROBABILITIES 29 MAR-31 MAR CLASS M 01/01/01 CLASS X 01/01/01 PROTON 01/01/01 PCAF GREEN IV. PENTICTON 10.7 CM FLUX OBSERVED 28 MAR 072 PREDICTED 29 MAR-31 MAR 071/070/070 90 DAY MEAN 28 MAR 072 V. GEOMAGNETIC A INDICES OBSERVED AFR/AP 27 MAR 009/009 ESTIMATED AFR/AP 28 MAR 009/005 PREDICTED AFR/AP 29 MAR-31 MAR 005/005-005/005-008/008 VI. GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY PROBABILITIES 29 MAR-31 MAR 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