:Product: 19960904RSGA.txt :Issued: 1996 Sep 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 248 ISSUED AT 2200Z ON 04 SEP 1996 IA. ANALYSIS OF SOLAR ACTIVE REGIONS AND ACTIVITY FROM 03/2100Z TO 04/2100Z: SOLAR ACTIVITY WAS VERY LOW. REGION 7986 (S10W81) IS MAKING A QUIET LIMB TRANSIT, LEAVING A SPOTLESS DISK IN ITS WAKE. 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 HAS BEEN AT QUIET LEVELS FOR THE PAST 24 HOURS. THE GREATER THAN 2 MEV ELECTRON FLUX VARIED FROM MODERATE TO HIGH. IIB. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY FORECAST: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS EXPECTED TO BE QUIET FOR THE NEXT THREE DAYS. III. EVENT PROBABILITIES 05 SEP-07 SEP CLASS M 01/01/01 CLASS X 01/01/01 PROTON 01/01/01 PCAF GREEN IV. PENTICTON 10.7 CM FLUX OBSERVED 04 SEP 071 PREDICTED 05 SEP-07 SEP 070/069/069 90 DAY MEAN 04 SEP 071 V. GEOMAGNETIC A INDICES OBSERVED AFR/AP 03 SEP 003/004 ESTIMATED AFR/AP 04 SEP 003/004 PREDICTED AFR/AP 05 SEP-07 SEP 005/005-005/005-005/005 VI. GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY PROBABILITIES 05 SEP-07 SEP A. MIDDLE LATITUDES ACTIVE 05/05/05 MINOR STORM 01/01/01 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 01/01/01 B. HIGH LATITUDES ACTIVE 10/10/10 MINOR STORM 05/05/05 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 05/01/01