:Product: 19960912RSGA.txt :Issued: 1996 Sep 12 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 256 ISSUED AT 2200Z ON 12 SEP 1996 IA. ANALYSIS OF SOLAR ACTIVE REGIONS AND ACTIVITY FROM 11/2100Z TO 12/2100Z: SOLAR ACTIVITY WAS VERY LOW. NO FLARES OCCURRED. NEW REGION 7989 (N29E12) WAS NUMBERED. IB. SOLAR ACTIVITY FORECAST: SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE VERY LOW. IIA. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY SUMMARY FROM 11/2100Z TO 12/2100Z: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD WAS UNSETTLED TO MINOR STORM. THE GREATER THAN 2 MEV ELECTRON FLUX WAS MODERATE TO HIGH. IIB. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY FORECAST: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS EXPECTED TO BE QUIET TO UNSETTLED. III. EVENT PROBABILITIES 13 SEP-15 SEP CLASS M 01/01/01 CLASS X 01/01/01 PROTON 01/01/01 PCAF GREEN IV. PENTICTON 10.7 CM FLUX OBSERVED 12 SEP 068 PREDICTED 13 SEP-15 SEP 068/068/068 90 DAY MEAN 12 SEP 071 V. GEOMAGNETIC A INDICES OBSERVED AFR/AP 11 SEP 020/019 ESTIMATED AFR/AP 12 SEP 020/018 PREDICTED AFR/AP 13 SEP-15 SEP 010/013-010/010-010/005 VI. GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY PROBABILITIES 13 SEP-15 SEP A. MIDDLE LATITUDES ACTIVE 40/30/30 MINOR STORM 15/15/15 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 05/05/05 B. HIGH LATITUDES ACTIVE 40/30/30 MINOR STORM 15/15/15 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 05/05/05