:Product: 19960813RSGA.txt :Issued: 1996 Aug 13 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 226 ISSUED AT 2200Z ON 13 AUG 1996 IA. ANALYSIS OF SOLAR ACTIVE REGIONS AND ACTIVITY FROM 12/2100Z TO 13/2100Z: SOLAR ACTIVITY WAS VERY LOW. REGION 7982 IS STILL SHRINKING IN SIZE AND NUMBER OF SPOTS. REGION 7983 HAS BEEN INACTIVATED. IB. SOLAR ACTIVITY FORECAST: SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE VERY LOW. IIA. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY SUMMARY FROM 12/2100Z TO 13/2100Z: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD HAS BEEN AT QUIET LEVELS FOR THE PAST 24 HOURS. IIB. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY FORECAST: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS EXPECTED TO BE QUIET. III. EVENT PROBABILITIES 14 AUG-16 AUG CLASS M 01/01/01 CLASS X 01/01/01 PROTON 01/01/01 PCAF GREEN IV. PENTICTON 10.7 CM FLUX OBSERVED 13 AUG 070 PREDICTED 14 AUG-16 AUG 069/068/068 90 DAY MEAN 13 AUG 070 V. GEOMAGNETIC A INDICES OBSERVED AFR/AP 12 AUG 006/005 ESTIMATED AFR/AP 13 AUG 007/005 PREDICTED AFR/AP 14 AUG-16 AUG 005/005-005/005-010/007 VI. GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY PROBABILITIES 14 AUG-16 AUG 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