:Product: 19960429RSGA.txt :Issued: 1996 Apr 29 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 120 ISSUED AT 2200Z ON 29 APR 1996 IA. ANALYSIS OF SOLAR ACTIVE REGIONS AND ACTIVITY FROM 28/2100Z TO 29/2100Z: SOLAR ACTIVITY WAS VERY LOW. NO FLARES OCCURRED. YESTERDAY'S NEW REGION 7960 (N04E24) IS CURRENTLY SPLOTLESS, AS IS THE REMAINDER OF THE VISIBLE DISK. IB. SOLAR ACTIVITY FORECAST: SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE VERY LOW. IIA. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY SUMMARY FROM 28/2100Z TO 29/2100Z: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD HAS BEEN AT QUIET LEVELS AT ALL LATITUDES FOR THE PAST 24 HOURS. IIB. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY FORECAST: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS EXPECTED TO BE QUIET FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS, AND THEN QUIET TO UNSETTLED FOR DAYS TWO AND THREE. III. EVENT PROBABILITIES 30 APR-02 MAY CLASS M 01/01/01 CLASS X 01/01/01 PROTON 01/01/01 PCAF GREEN IV. PENTICTON 10.7 CM FLUX OBSERVED 29 APR 068 PREDICTED 30 APR-02 MAY 069/069/069 90 DAY MEAN 29 APR 071 V. GEOMAGNETIC A INDICES OBSERVED AFR/AP 28 APR 005/005 ESTIMATED AFR/AP 29 APR 005/005 PREDICTED AFR/AP 30 APR-02 MAY 005/005-008/008-008/005 VI. GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY PROBABILITIES 30 APR-02 MAY A. MIDDLE LATITUDES ACTIVE 10/15/15 MINOR STORM 05/10/10 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 05/05/05 B. HIGH LATITUDES ACTIVE 10/15/15 MINOR STORM 05/10/10 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 05/05/05