:Product: 19960601RSGA.txt :Issued: 1996 Jun 01 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 153 ISSUED AT 2200Z ON 01 JUN 1996 IA. ANALYSIS OF SOLAR ACTIVE REGIONS AND ACTIVITY FROM 31/2100Z TO 01/2100Z: SOLAR ACTIVITY REMAINED VERY LOW. A SMALL NEW CYCLE SPOTTED REGION EMERGED NEAR N35E28 AND WAS NUMBERED AS REGION 7967. RECENT X-RAY AND EUV IMAGES REVEAL A SMALL REGION ABOUT TO ROTATE ONTO THE DISK NEAR S04. THIS IS THE RETURN OF OLD REGION 7962 THAT WAS DECAYING LAST ROTATION PRIOR TO WEST LIMB TRANSIT. IB. SOLAR ACTIVITY FORECAST: SOLAR ACTIVITY SHOULD CONTINUE AT A VERY LOW LEVEL FOR THE NEXT THREE DAYS. IIA. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY SUMMARY FROM 31/2100Z TO 01/2100Z: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD WAS UNSETTLED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PERIOD AND QUIET THEREAFTER. SOLAR WIND DATA INDICATE A STABLE AND UNREMARKABLE STREAM IN THE EARTH'S VICINITY. IIB. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY FORECAST: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS FORECAST TO BE QUIET TO SLIGHTLY UNSETTLED FOR THE NEXT THREE DAYS. III. EVENT PROBABILITIES 02 JUN-04 JUN CLASS M 01/01/01 CLASS X 01/01/01 PROTON 01/01/01 PCAF GREEN IV. PENTICTON 10.7 CM FLUX OBSERVED 01 JUN 068 PREDICTED 02 JUN-04 JUN 069/069/069 90 DAY MEAN 01 JUN 070 V. GEOMAGNETIC A INDICES OBSERVED AFR/AP 31 MAY 008/008 ESTIMATED AFR/AP 01 JUN 005/008 PREDICTED AFR/AP 02 JUN-04 JUN 005/008-005/008-005/008 VI. GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY PROBABILITIES 02 JUN-04 JUN A. MIDDLE LATITUDES ACTIVE 05/05/05 MINOR STORM 05/01/01 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 01/01/01 B. HIGH LATITUDES ACTIVE 10/10/10 MINOR STORM 05/05/05 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 01/01/01