:Product: 19960730RSGA.txt :Issued: 1996 Jul 30 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 212 ISSUED AT 2200Z ON 30 JUL 1996 IA. ANALYSIS OF SOLAR ACTIVE REGIONS AND ACTIVITY FROM 29/2100Z TO 30/2100Z: SOLAR ACTIVITY REMAINED VERY LOW. REGION 7981 (S10E34) PRODUCED SEVERAL B-CLASS SUBFLARES. OVERALL, THIS REGION WAS STABLE AND RETAINED ITS BETA-GAMMA MAGNETIC CONFIGURATION. IB. SOLAR ACTIVITY FORECAST: SOLAR ACTIVITY SHOULD CONTINUE AT A VERY LOW LEVEL. REGION 7981 RETAINS THE CAPABILITY OF PRODUCING ISOLATED C-CLASS EVENTS. IIA. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY SUMMARY FROM 29/2100Z TO 30/2100Z: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD WAS QUIET TO UNSETTLED. SOLAR WIND DATA SHOWED AN UNREMARKABLE STREAM IN THE EARTH'S VICINITY. IIB. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY FORECAST: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS FORECAST TO BE QUIET TO UNSETTLED FOR THE NEXT THREE DAYS. III. EVENT PROBABILITIES 31 JUL-02 AUG CLASS M 05/05/05 CLASS X 01/01/01 PROTON 01/01/01 PCAF GREEN IV. PENTICTON 10.7 CM FLUX OBSERVED 30 JUL 080 PREDICTED 31 JUL-02 AUG 081/081/081 90 DAY MEAN 30 JUL 070 V. GEOMAGNETIC A INDICES OBSERVED AFR/AP 29 JUL 007/008 ESTIMATED AFR/AP 30 JUL 008/008 PREDICTED AFR/AP 31 JUL-02 AUG 008/010-008/010-005/008 VI. GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY PROBABILITIES 31 JUL-02 AUG A. MIDDLE LATITUDES ACTIVE 15/15/10 MINOR STORM 05/05/05 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 05/05/01 B. HIGH LATITUDES ACTIVE 15/15/10 MINOR STORM 05/05/05 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 05/05/01