:Product: 19961103RSGA.txt :Issued: 1996 Nov 03 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 308 ISSUED AT 2200Z ON 03 NOV 1996 IA. ANALYSIS OF SOLAR ACTIVE REGIONS AND ACTIVITY FROM 02/2100Z TO 03/2100Z: SOLAR ACTIVITY WAS VERY LOW. THE SOLAR DISK CON- TINUES TO BE SPOTLESS. IB. SOLAR ACTIVITY FORECAST: SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE VERY LOW FOR THE NEXT THREE DAYS. IIA. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY SUMMARY FROM 02/2100Z TO 03/2100Z: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD WAS QUIET. THE GREATER THAN 2 MEV ELECTRON FLUX HAS BEEN AT HIGH LEVELS. IIB. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY FORECAST: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS EXPECTED TO BE MOSTLY QUIET WITH OCCASIONAL UNSETTLED PERIODS OVER THE NEXT THREE DAYS. III. EVENT PROBABILITIES 04 NOV-06 NOV CLASS M 01/01/01 CLASS X 01/01/01 PROTON 01/01/01 PCAF GREEN IV. PENTICTON 10.7 CM FLUX OBSERVED 03 NOV 070 PREDICTED 04 NOV-06 NOV 069/068/068 90 DAY MEAN 03 NOV 070 V. GEOMAGNETIC A INDICES OBSERVED AFR/AP 02 NOV 002/002 ESTIMATED AFR/AP 03 NOV 003/002 PREDICTED AFR/AP 04 NOV-06 NOV 005/005-010/005-005/005 VI. GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY PROBABILITIES 04 NOV-06 NOV A. MIDDLE LATITUDES ACTIVE 05/10/10 MINOR STORM 05/05/05 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 01/01/01 B. HIGH LATITUDES ACTIVE 05/10/10 MINOR STORM 05/05/05 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 01/01/01