:Product: 19960705RSGA.txt :Issued: 1996 Jul 05 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 187 ISSUED AT 2200Z ON 05 JUL 1996 IA. ANALYSIS OF SOLAR ACTIVE REGIONS AND ACTIVITY FROM 04/2100Z TO 05/2100Z: SOLAR ACTIVITY WAS VERY LOW. IB. SOLAR ACTIVITY FORECAST: SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE VERY LOW FOR THE NEXT THREE DAYS. IIA. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY SUMMARY FROM 04/2100Z TO 05/2100Z: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD HAS BEEN AT QUIET TO ACTIVE LEVELS FOR THE PAST 24 HOURS. PREDOMINANTLY QUIET CONDITIONS WERE INTERRUPTED BY A PERIOD OF UNSETTLED TO ACTIVE CONDITIONS FROM 05/0000-1200Z. IIB. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY FORECAST: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS EXPECTED TO BE UNSETTLED TO QUIET FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS AND SHOULD BE PREDOMINANTLY QUIET FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. III. EVENT PROBABILITIES 06 JUL-08 JUL CLASS M 01/01/01 CLASS X 01/01/01 PROTON 01/01/01 PCAF GREEN IV. PENTICTON 10.7 CM FLUX OBSERVED 05 JUL 069 PREDICTED 06 JUL-08 JUL 070/070/068 90 DAY MEAN 05 JUL 069 V. GEOMAGNETIC A INDICES OBSERVED AFR/AP 04 JUL 013/011 ESTIMATED AFR/AP 05 JUL 012/010 PREDICTED AFR/AP 06 JUL-08 JUL 010/006-005/006-005/006 VI. GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY PROBABILITIES 06 JUL-08 JUL A. MIDDLE LATITUDES ACTIVE 10/10/10 MINOR STORM 05/05/05 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 01/01/01 B. HIGH LATITUDES ACTIVE 10/10/10 MINOR STORM 05/05/05 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 01/01/01