:Product: 19960729RSGA.txt :Issued: 1996 Jul 29 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 211 ISSUED AT 2200Z ON 29 JUL 1996 IA. ANALYSIS OF SOLAR ACTIVE REGIONS AND ACTIVITY FROM 28/2100Z TO 29/2100Z: SOLAR ACTIVITY REMAINED VERY LOW. REGION 7981 (S10E48) PRODUCED ONLY MINOR FLUCTUATIONS. THIS REGION CONSISTS OF TWO ABUTTED BIPOLES RESULTING IN A BETA-GAMMA MAGNETIC CLASSIFICATION. THE REGION APPEARS TO BE MATURE AND STABLE IN WHITE LIGHT AND MAGNETIC GRADIENTS ARE NOT HIGH. IB. SOLAR ACTIVITY FORECAST: SOLAR ACTIVITY SHOULD REMAIN VERY LOW. THERE IS A SLIGHT POSSIBILITY OF A C-CLASS FLARE FROM REGION 7981. IIA. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY SUMMARY FROM 28/2100Z TO 29/2100Z: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD WAS PREDOMINANTLY QUIET TO UNSETTLED. SOME SITES EXPERIENCED ACTIVE CONDITIONS BETWEEN 29/0300-0900Z. IIB. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY FORECAST: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS FORECAST TO BE QUIET TO UNSETTLED FOR THE NEXT THREE DAYS. ISOLATED ACTIVE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE DURING THAT TIME. III. EVENT PROBABILITIES 30 JUL-01 AUG CLASS M 05/05/05 CLASS X 01/01/01 PROTON 01/01/01 PCAF GREEN IV. PENTICTON 10.7 CM FLUX OBSERVED 29 JUL 078 PREDICTED 30 JUL-01 AUG 079/080/080 90 DAY MEAN 29 JUL 070 V. GEOMAGNETIC A INDICES OBSERVED AFR/AP 28 JUL 010/010 ESTIMATED AFR/AP 29 JUL 008/010 PREDICTED AFR/AP 30 JUL-01 AUG 010/010-010/010-010/010 VI. GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY PROBABILITIES 30 JUL-01 AUG A. MIDDLE LATITUDES ACTIVE 25/25/20 MINOR STORM 05/05/05 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 05/05/01 B. HIGH LATITUDES ACTIVE 25/25/20 MINOR STORM 10/10/10 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 05/05/05