:Product: 19960913RSGA.txt :Issued: 1996 Sep 13 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 257 ISSUED AT 2200Z ON 13 SEP 1996 IA. ANALYSIS OF SOLAR ACTIVE REGIONS AND ACTIVITY FROM 12/2100Z TO 13/2100Z: SOLAR ACTIVITY WAS VERY LOW. NO FLARES OCCURRED. IB. SOLAR ACTIVITY FORECAST: SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE VERY LOW. IIA. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY SUMMARY FROM 12/2100Z TO 13/2100Z: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD WAS QUIET TO MINOR STORM. THE GREATER THAN 2 MEV ELECTRON FLUX WAS HIGH. IIB. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY FORECAST: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS EXPECTED TO BE UNSETTLED TO ACTIVE BECOMING QUIET TO UNSETTLED. III. EVENT PROBABILITIES 14 SEP-16 SEP CLASS M 01/01/01 CLASS X 01/01/01 PROTON 01/01/01 PCAF GREEN IV. PENTICTON 10.7 CM FLUX OBSERVED 13 SEP 067 PREDICTED 14 SEP-16 SEP 068/068/068 90 DAY MEAN 13 SEP 071 V. GEOMAGNETIC A INDICES OBSERVED AFR/AP 12 SEP 025/021 ESTIMATED AFR/AP 13 SEP 014/013 PREDICTED AFR/AP 14 SEP-16 SEP 015/010-010/005-010/005 VI. GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY PROBABILITIES 14 SEP-16 SEP A. MIDDLE LATITUDES ACTIVE 20/15/15 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