:Product: 19960517RSGA.txt :Issued: 1996 May 17 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 138 ISSUED AT 2200Z ON 17 MAY 1996 IA. ANALYSIS OF SOLAR ACTIVE REGIONS AND ACTIVITY FROM 16/2100Z TO 17/2100Z: SOLAR ACTIVITY WAS VERY LOW. NO FLARES OCCURRED. IB. SOLAR ACTIVITY FORECAST: SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE VERY LOW. IIA. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY SUMMARY FROM 16/2100Z TO 17/2100Z: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD WAS QUIET TO ACTIVE. IIB. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY FORECAST: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS EXPECTED TO BE QUIET TO UNSETTLED. III. EVENT PROBABILITIES 18 MAY-20 MAY CLASS M 01/01/01 CLASS X 01/01/01 PROTON 01/01/01 PCAF GREEN IV. PENTICTON 10.7 CM FLUX OBSERVED 17 MAY 071 PREDICTED 18 MAY-20 MAY 070/070/068 90 DAY MEAN 17 MAY 071 V. GEOMAGNETIC A INDICES OBSERVED AFR/AP 16 MAY 013/010 ESTIMATED AFR/AP 17 MAY 012/010 PREDICTED AFR/AP 18 MAY-20 MAY 010/010-010/001-010/010 VI. GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY PROBABILITIES 18 MAY-20 MAY A. MIDDLE LATITUDES ACTIVE 15/10/10 MINOR STORM 05/05/05 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 05/05/05 B. HIGH LATITUDES ACTIVE 15/10/10 MINOR STORM 05/05/05 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 05/05/05