:Product: 19960515RSGA.txt :Issued: 1996 May 15 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 136 ISSUED AT 2200Z ON 15 MAY 1996 IA. ANALYSIS OF SOLAR ACTIVE REGIONS AND ACTIVITY FROM 14/2100Z TO 15/2100Z: SOLAR ACTIVITY WAS VERY LOW. NO FLARES OCCURRED. REGION 7962 (S06W43) CONTINUES TO DECAY SLOWLY. IB. SOLAR ACTIVITY FORECAST: SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE VERY LOW. IIA. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY SUMMARY FROM 14/2100Z TO 15/2100Z: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD WAS QUIET TO UNSETTLED. IIB. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY FORECAST: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS EXPECTED TO BE QUIET TO UNSETTLED. III. EVENT PROBABILITIES 16 MAY-18 MAY CLASS M 01/01/01 CLASS X 01/01/01 PROTON 01/01/01 PCAF GREEN IV. PENTICTON 10.7 CM FLUX OBSERVED 15 MAY 070 PREDICTED 16 MAY-18 MAY 070/070/068 90 DAY MEAN 15 MAY 071 V. GEOMAGNETIC A INDICES OBSERVED AFR/AP 14 MAY 014/013 ESTIMATED AFR/AP 15 MAY 008/012 PREDICTED AFR/AP 16 MAY-18 MAY 010/015-010/012-010/010 VI. GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY PROBABILITIES 16 MAY-18 MAY A. MIDDLE LATITUDES ACTIVE 10/10/10 MINOR STORM 05/05/05 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 05/05/05 B. HIGH LATITUDES ACTIVE 10/10/10 MINOR STORM 05/05/05 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 05/05/05