:Product: 19961002RSGA.txt :Issued: 1996 Oct 02 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 276 ISSUED AT 2200Z ON 02 OCT 1996 IA. ANALYSIS OF SOLAR ACTIVE REGIONS AND ACTIVITY FROM 01/2100Z TO 02/2100Z: SOLAR ACTIVITY WAS VERY LOW. THERE WERE NO FLARES. THERE ARE NO NUMBERED REGIONS. IB. SOLAR ACTIVITY FORECAST: SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE VERY LOW. IIA. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY SUMMARY FROM 01/2100Z TO 02/2100Z: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD WAS QUIET TO UNSETTLED. 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 03 OCT-05 OCT CLASS M 01/01/01 CLASS X 01/01/01 PROTON 01/01/01 PCAF GREEN IV. PENTICTON 10.7 CM FLUX OBSERVED 02 OCT 070 PREDICTED 03 OCT-05 OCT 070/070/070 90 DAY MEAN 02 OCT 071 V. GEOMAGNETIC A INDICES OBSERVED AFR/AP 01 OCT 003/004 ESTIMATED AFR/AP 02 OCT 010/007 PREDICTED AFR/AP 03 OCT-05 OCT 010/008-005/007-005/007 VI. GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY PROBABILITIES 03 OCT-05 OCT A. MIDDLE LATITUDES ACTIVE 15/15/05 MINOR STORM 10/05/05 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 05/01/01 B. HIGH LATITUDES ACTIVE 15/15/15 MINOR STORM 10/05/05 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 05/01/01