:Product: 19960620RSGA.txt :Issued: 1996 Jun 20 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 172 ISSUED AT 2200Z ON 20 JUN 1996 IA. ANALYSIS OF SOLAR ACTIVE REGIONS AND ACTIVITY FROM 19/2100Z TO 20/2100Z: SOLAR ACTIVITY REMAINED VERY LOW. THE ONLY FLARE OBSERVED WAS A B1/SF AT 20/0343Z FROM REGION 7973 (N10E60). A SMALL REGION MAY BE ROTATING ONTO THE DISK BEHIND REGION 7973. IB. SOLAR ACTIVITY FORECAST: SOLAR ACTIVITY SHOULD CONTINUE AT A VERY LOW LEVEL FOR THE NEXT THREE DAYS. THERE IS A SLIGHT POSSIBILITY OF A SMALL C-CLASS FLARE FROM REGION 7973. IIA. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY SUMMARY FROM 19/2100Z TO 20/2100Z: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD WAS QUIET TO UNSETTLED. IIB. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY FORECAST: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS FORECAST TO BE QUIET TO SLIGHTLY UNSETTLED FOR THE NEXT THREE DAYS. III. EVENT PROBABILITIES 21 JUN-23 JUN CLASS M 01/01/01 CLASS X 01/01/01 PROTON 01/01/01 PCAF GREEN IV. PENTICTON 10.7 CM FLUX OBSERVED 20 JUN 070 PREDICTED 21 JUN-23 JUN 070/070/070 90 DAY MEAN 20 JUN 069 V. GEOMAGNETIC A INDICES OBSERVED AFR/AP 19 JUN 017/012 ESTIMATED AFR/AP 20 JUN 008/006 PREDICTED AFR/AP 21 JUN-23 JUN 005/005-005/005-005/005 VI. GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY PROBABILITIES 21 JUN-23 JUN A. MIDDLE LATITUDES ACTIVE 05/05/05 MINOR STORM 01/01/01 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 01/01/01 B. HIGH LATITUDES ACTIVE 10/10/10 MINOR STORM 05/01/01 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 01/01/01