:Product: 19961201RSGA.txt :Issued: 1996 Dec 01 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 336 ISSUED AT 2200Z ON 01 DEC 1996 IA. ANALYSIS OF SOLAR ACTIVE REGIONS AND ACTIVITY FROM 30/2100Z TO 01/2100Z: SOLAR ACTIVITY WAS LOW. REGION 7999 (S03W75) CONTINUES TO PRODUCE SMALL FLARES. THE LARGEST WAS A C8/1N AT 30/2103Z. REGIONS 8001 (S19W68) AND 8002 (S24W18) WERE NUMBERED. IB. SOLAR ACTIVITY FORECAST: SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE LOW. ANOTHER SMALL M-CLASS FLARE MAY OCCUR BEFORE 7999 CROSSES THE WEST LIMB. IIA. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY SUMMARY FROM 30/2100Z TO 01/2100Z: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD WAS QUIET. IIB. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY FORECAST: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS EXPECTED TO BE QUIET. III. EVENT PROBABILITIES 02 DEC-04 DEC CLASS M 10/10/10 CLASS X 01/01/01 PROTON 01/01/01 PCAF GREEN IV. PENTICTON 10.7 CM FLUX OBSERVED 01 DEC 083 PREDICTED 02 DEC-04 DEC 080/078/075 90 DAY MEAN 01 DEC 073 V. GEOMAGNETIC A INDICES OBSERVED AFR/AP 30 NOV 002/002 ESTIMATED AFR/AP 01 DEC 002/002 PREDICTED AFR/AP 02 DEC-04 DEC 005/005-005/005-005/005 VI. GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY PROBABILITIES 02 DEC-04 DEC A. MIDDLE LATITUDES ACTIVE 05/05/05 MINOR STORM 05/05/05 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 01/01/01 B. HIGH LATITUDES ACTIVE 05/05/05 MINOR STORM 05/05/05 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 01/01/01