:Product: 19960905RSGA.txt :Issued: 1996 Sep 05 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 249 ISSUED AT 2200Z ON 05 SEP 1996 IA. ANALYSIS OF SOLAR ACTIVE REGIONS AND ACTIVITY FROM 04/2100Z TO 05/2100Z: SOLAR ACTIVITY WAS VERY LOW. THE DISK IS SPOTLESS. IB. SOLAR ACTIVITY FORECAST: SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE VERY LOW. IIA. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY SUMMARY FROM 04/2100Z TO 05/2100Z: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD WAS QUIET TO UNSETTLED AT MIDDLE LATITUDES, AND QUIET TO ACTIVE AT HIGH LATITUDE SITES. THE GREATER THAN 2 MEV ELECTRON FLUX DECLINED TO MODERATE LEVELS. IIB. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY FORECAST: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS EXPECTED TO BE QUIET THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD. III. EVENT PROBABILITIES 06 SEP-08 SEP CLASS M 01/01/01 CLASS X 01/01/01 PROTON 01/01/01 PCAF GREEN IV. PENTICTON 10.7 CM FLUX OBSERVED 05 SEP 070 PREDICTED 06 SEP-08 SEP 070/069/069 90 DAY MEAN 05 SEP 071 V. GEOMAGNETIC A INDICES OBSERVED AFR/AP 04 SEP 009/009 ESTIMATED AFR/AP 05 SEP 007/007 PREDICTED AFR/AP 06 SEP-08 SEP 005/005-005/005-005/005 VI. GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY PROBABILITIES 06 SEP-08 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 01/01/01