:Product: 19961109RSGA.txt :Issued: 1996 Nov 09 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 314 ISSUED AT 2200Z ON 09 NOV 1996 IA. ANALYSIS OF SOLAR ACTIVE REGIONS AND ACTIVITY FROM 08/2100Z TO 09/2100Z: SOLAR ACTIVITY REMAINED VERY LOW. A SMALL SPOT BECAME VISIBLE NEAR S01E66 AND WAS NUMBERED AS NEW REGION 7993. THIS AREA PRODUCED SEVERAL SMALL B-CLASS ENHANCEMENTS. IN RECENT SOHO EUV IMAGES, A CORONAL HOLE APPEARS TO BE FORMING IN THE CENTER OF THE DISK SLIGHTLY WEST OF CENTRAL MERIDIAN. IB. SOLAR ACTIVITY FORECAST: SOLAR ACTIVITY SHOULD REMAIN VERY LOW FOR THE NEXT THREE DAYS. THERE IS A SLIGHT POSSIBILITY OF A SMALL C-CLASS FLARE FROM NEW REGION 7993. IIA. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY SUMMARY FROM 08/2100Z TO 09/2100Z: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD WAS PREDOMINANTLY QUIET TO UNSETTLED. BRIEF ACTIVE CONDITIONS WERE OBSERVED AT MID AND HIGH LATITUDES NEAR 09/1200Z. IIB. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY FORECAST: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS EXPECTED TO BE QUIET TO UNSETTLED FOR THE NEXT THREE DAYS. III. EVENT PROBABILITIES 10 NOV-12 NOV CLASS M 01/01/01 CLASS X 01/01/01 PROTON 01/01/01 PCAF GREEN IV. PENTICTON 10.7 CM FLUX OBSERVED 09 NOV 070 PREDICTED 10 NOV-12 NOV 070/070/071 90 DAY MEAN 09 NOV 070 V. GEOMAGNETIC A INDICES OBSERVED AFR/AP 08 NOV 004/004 ESTIMATED AFR/AP 09 NOV 010/008 PREDICTED AFR/AP 10 NOV-12 NOV 010/008-008/010-005/010 VI. GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY PROBABILITIES 10 NOV-12 NOV A. MIDDLE LATITUDES ACTIVE 15/10/10 MINOR STORM 05/05/05 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 05/01/01 B. HIGH LATITUDES ACTIVE 20/15/15 MINOR STORM 10/05/05 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 05/05/05