:Product: 19960720RSGA.txt :Issued: 1996 Jul 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 202 ISSUED AT 2200Z ON 20 JUL 1996 IA. ANALYSIS OF SOLAR ACTIVE REGIONS AND ACTIVITY FROM 19/2100Z TO 20/2100Z: SOLAR ACTIVITY WAS VERY LOW. THERE WERE NO SPOTS VISIBLE ON THE SOLAR DISK. IB. SOLAR ACTIVITY FORECAST: SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE VERY LOW. IIA. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY SUMMARY FROM 19/2100Z TO 20/2100Z: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD HAS BEEN AT QUIET TO ACTIVE LEVELS FOR THE PAST 24 HOURS. IIB. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY FORECAST: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS EXPECTED TO BE QUIET THROUGHOUT THE FORECAST PERIOD. III. EVENT PROBABILITIES 21 JUL-23 JUL CLASS M 01/01/01 CLASS X 01/01/01 PROTON 01/01/01 PCAF GREEN IV. PENTICTON 10.7 CM FLUX OBSERVED 20 JUL 065 PREDICTED 21 JUL-23 JUL 065/065/065 90 DAY MEAN 20 JUL 070 V. GEOMAGNETIC A INDICES OBSERVED AFR/AP 19 JUL 006/005 ESTIMATED AFR/AP 20 JUL 012/011 PREDICTED AFR/AP 21 JUL-23 JUL 005/007-005/005-007/005 VI. GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY PROBABILITIES 21 JUL-23 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