:Product: 19961029RSGA.txt
:Issued: 1996 Oct 29 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 303 ISSUED AT 2200Z ON 29 OCT 1996
IA.  ANALYSIS OF SOLAR ACTIVE REGIONS AND ACTIVITY FROM 28/2100Z
TO 29/2100Z:  SOLAR ACTIVITY WAS VERY LOW. THE VISIBLE DISK WAS
DEVOID OF SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY. IT IS ONCE AGAIN SPOTLESS.
IB.  SOLAR ACTIVITY FORECAST:  SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE
VERY LOW.
IIA.  GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY SUMMARY FROM 28/2100Z TO 29/2100Z:
THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD HAS BEEN AT QUIET TO ACTIVE LEVELS FOR
THE PAST 24 HOURS.
IIB.  GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY FORECAST:  THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS
EXPECTED TO BE QUIET TO UNSETTLED FOR THE ENTIRE FORECAST
PERIOD.
III.  EVENT PROBABILITIES 30 OCT-01 NOV
CLASS M    01/01/01
CLASS X    01/01/01
PROTON     01/01/01
PCAF       GREEN
IV.  PENTICTON 10.7 CM FLUX
OBSERVED           29 OCT  070
PREDICTED   30 OCT-01 NOV  070/070/070
90 DAY MEAN        29 OCT  070
V.  GEOMAGNETIC A INDICES
OBSERVED  AFR/AP 28 OCT  013/010
ESTIMATED AFR/AP 29 OCT  011/010
PREDICTED AFR/AP 30 OCT-01 NOV  010/009-005/006-005/005
VI.  GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY PROBABILITIES 30 OCT-01 NOV
A.  MIDDLE LATITUDES
ACTIVE                15/10/05
MINOR STORM           05/05/05
MAJOR-SEVERE STORM    01/01/01
B.  HIGH LATITUDES
ACTIVE                15/10/10
MINOR STORM           05/05/05
MAJOR-SEVERE STORM    01/01/01