:Product: 19960804RSGA.txt :Issued: 1996 Aug 04 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 217 ISSUED AT 2200Z ON 04 AUG 1996 IA. ANALYSIS OF SOLAR ACTIVE REGIONS AND ACTIVITY FROM 03/2100Z TO 04/2100Z: SOLAR ACTIVITY WAS VERY LOW. REGION 7981 (S09W33) CONTINUES TO SLOWLY DECAY. IT ALSO CONTINUES TO PRODUCE SMALL B-CLASS SUBFLARES. THERE ARE NO OTHER NUMBERED ACTIVE REGIONS. IB. SOLAR ACTIVITY FORECAST: SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE VERY LOW. IIA. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY SUMMARY FROM 03/2100Z TO 04/2100Z: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD WAS QUIET TO UNSETTLED. THE GREATER THAN 2 MEV ELECTRON FLUX WAS MODERATE TO HIGH. IIB. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY FORECAST: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS EXPECTED TO BE QUIET TO UNSETTLED BECOMING MOSTLY QUIET. III. EVENT PROBABILITIES 05 AUG-07 AUG CLASS M 01/01/01 CLASS X 01/01/01 PROTON 01/01/01 PCAF GREEN IV. PENTICTON 10.7 CM FLUX OBSERVED 04 AUG 078 PREDICTED 05 AUG-07 AUG 076/076/074 90 DAY MEAN 04 AUG 071 V. GEOMAGNETIC A INDICES OBSERVED AFR/AP 03 AUG 008/007 ESTIMATED AFR/AP 04 AUG 008/008 PREDICTED AFR/AP 05 AUG-07 AUG 008/008-005/005-005/005 VI. GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY PROBABILITIES 05 AUG-07 AUG A. MIDDLE LATITUDES ACTIVE 15/10/10 MINOR STORM 10/05/05 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 01/01/01 B. HIGH LATITUDES ACTIVE 15/10/10 MINOR STORM 10/05/05 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 01/01/01