:Product: 19960909RSGA.txt :Issued: 1996 Sep 09 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 253 ISSUED AT 2200Z ON 09 SEP 1996 IA. ANALYSIS OF SOLAR ACTIVE REGIONS AND ACTIVITY FROM 08/2100Z TO 09/2100Z: SOLAR ACTIVITY CONTINUED AT A VERY LOW LEVEL. THE DISK WAS SPOTLESS. IB. SOLAR ACTIVITY FORECAST: SOLAR ACTIVITY SHOULD REMAIN VERY LOW FOR THE NEXT THREE DAYS. IIA. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY SUMMARY FROM 08/2100Z TO 09/2100Z: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD WAS QUIET TO UNSETTLED. IIB. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY FORECAST: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS FORECAST TO BE QUIET TO UNSETTLED FOR THE NEXT THREE DAYS. ISOLATED ACTIVE PERIODS ARE POSSIBLE DURING THAT TIME. III. EVENT PROBABILITIES 10 SEP-12 SEP CLASS M 01/01/01 CLASS X 01/01/01 PROTON 01/01/01 PCAF GREEN IV. PENTICTON 10.7 CM FLUX OBSERVED 09 SEP 068 PREDICTED 10 SEP-12 SEP 068/068/068 90 DAY MEAN 09 SEP 071 V. GEOMAGNETIC A INDICES OBSERVED AFR/AP 08 SEP 006/008 ESTIMATED AFR/AP 09 SEP 005/007 PREDICTED AFR/AP 10 SEP-12 SEP 010/009-010/008-010/008 VI. GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY PROBABILITIES 10 SEP-12 SEP A. MIDDLE LATITUDES ACTIVE 20/20/20 MINOR STORM 10/10/10 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 05/05/05 B. HIGH LATITUDES ACTIVE 20/20/20 MINOR STORM 10/10/10 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 05/05/05