:Product: 19960404RSGA.txt :Issued: 1996 Apr 04 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 095 ISSUED AT 2200Z ON 04 APR 1996 IA. ANALYSIS OF SOLAR ACTIVE REGIONS AND ACTIVITY FROM 03/2100Z TO 04/2100Z: SOLAR ACTIVITY WAS VERY LOW. A SINGLE B-CLASS (B1) FLARE OCCURRED AT 04/2148Z. THERE WAS NO REPORTED OPTICAL FLARE. REGION 7955 (N01W83) IS THE ONLY SPOTTED REGION ON THE DISK. IB. SOLAR ACTIVITY FORECAST: SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE VERY LOW. IIA. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY SUMMARY FROM 03/2100Z TO 04/2100Z: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD WAS QUIET TO UNSETTLED AT MIDDLE LATITUDES. ACTIVE TO STORM CONDITIONS WERE OBSERVED AT SOME HIGH LATITUDE LOCATIONS FROM 04/1200-1500Z. IIB. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY FORECAST: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS EXPECTED TO BE QUIET TO UNSETTLED. III. EVENT PROBABILITIES 05 APR-07 APR CLASS M 01/01/01 CLASS X 01/01/01 PROTON 01/01/01 PCAF GREEN IV. PENTICTON 10.7 CM FLUX OBSERVED 04 APR 070 PREDICTED 05 APR-07 APR 070/070/070 90 DAY MEAN 04 APR 072 V. GEOMAGNETIC A INDICES OBSERVED AFR/AP 03 APR 007/004 ESTIMATED AFR/AP 04 APR 010/005 PREDICTED AFR/AP 05 APR-07 APR 010/010-010/010-010/015 VI. GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY PROBABILITIES 05 APR-07 APR 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