:Product: 19960807RSGA.txt :Issued: 1996 Aug 07 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 220 ISSUED AT 2200Z ON 07 AUG 1996 IA. ANALYSIS OF SOLAR ACTIVE REGIONS AND ACTIVITY FROM 06/2100Z TO 07/2100Z: SOLAR ACTIVITY WAS LOW. A LONG DURATION C1.5 X-RAY FLARE OCCURRED FROM 06/1910Z-06/2243Z. NO OPTICAL CORRELATION OBSERVED. NEW REGION 7982 (N11E22) WAS NUMBERED TODAY. IB. SOLAR ACTIVITY FORECAST: SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE VERY LOW. IIA. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY SUMMARY FROM 06/2100Z TO 07/2100Z: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD HAS BEEN AT MOSTLY QUIET LEVELS FOR THE PAST 24 HOURS. IIB. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY FORECAST: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS EXPECTED TO BE PREDOMINANTLY QUIET THROUGHOUT THE FORECAST PERIOD. III. EVENT PROBABILITIES 08 AUG-10 AUG CLASS M 01/01/01 CLASS X 01/01/01 PROTON 01/01/01 PCAF GREEN IV. PENTICTON 10.7 CM FLUX OBSERVED 07 AUG 072 PREDICTED 08 AUG-10 AUG 070/068/068 90 DAY MEAN 07 AUG 071 V. GEOMAGNETIC A INDICES OBSERVED AFR/AP 06 AUG 008/009 ESTIMATED AFR/AP 07 AUG 007/007 PREDICTED AFR/AP 08 AUG-10 AUG 007/007-007/007-007/007 VI. GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY PROBABILITIES 08 AUG-10 AUG A. MIDDLE LATITUDES ACTIVE 10/10/10 MINOR STORM 05/05/05 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 01/01/01 B. HIGH LATITUDES ACTIVE 15/15/15 MINOR STORM 05/05/05 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 01/01/01