:Product: 19960901RSGA.txt :Issued: 1996 Sep 01 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 245 ISSUED AT 2200Z ON 01 SEP 1996 IA. ANALYSIS OF SOLAR ACTIVE REGIONS AND ACTIVITY FROM 31/2100Z TO 01/2100Z: SOLAR ACTIVITY REMAINED VERY LOW. REGION 7986 (S12W42) EXHIBITED SLOW DECAY. IB. SOLAR ACTIVITY FORECAST: SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE AT A VERY LOW LEVEL FOR THE NEXT THREE DAYS. IIA. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY SUMMARY FROM 31/2100Z TO 01/2100Z: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD WAS QUIET TO SLIGHTLY UNSETTLED. ENERGETIC ELECTRON FLUXES AT GEOSYNCHRONOUS ORBIT WERE MODERATE TO HIGH. IIB. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY FORECAST: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS FORECAST TO BE PREDOMINANTLY QUIET FOR THE NEXT THREE DAYS. ENERGETIC ELECTRON FLUXES SHOULD DROP TO BACKGROUND LEVELS ON 02-03 SEP. III. EVENT PROBABILITIES 02 SEP-04 SEP CLASS M 01/01/01 CLASS X 01/01/01 PROTON 01/01/01 PCAF GREEN IV. PENTICTON 10.7 CM FLUX OBSERVED 01 SEP 074 PREDICTED 02 SEP-04 SEP 073/072/071 90 DAY MEAN 01 SEP 071 V. GEOMAGNETIC A INDICES OBSERVED AFR/AP 31 AUG 013/014 ESTIMATED AFR/AP 01 SEP 006/010 PREDICTED AFR/AP 02 SEP-04 SEP 005/005-005/005-005/005 VI. GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY PROBABILITIES 02 SEP-04 SEP A. MIDDLE LATITUDES ACTIVE 10/05/05 MINOR STORM 05/01/01 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 01/01/01 B. HIGH LATITUDES ACTIVE 15/10/10 MINOR STORM 05/05/05 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 01/01/01