:Product: 19961202RSGA.txt :Issued: 1996 Dec 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 337 ISSUED AT 2200Z ON 02 DEC 1996 IA. ANALYSIS OF SOLAR ACTIVE REGIONS AND ACTIVITY FROM 01/2100Z TO 02/2100Z: SOLAR ACTIVITY WAS LOW. REGION 7999 (S05W90) CONTINUES TO PRODUCE C-CLASS FLARES AS IT APPROACHES THE WEST LIMB. OTHER REGIONS WERE QUIET. IB. SOLAR ACTIVITY FORECAST: SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE LOW FOR THE NEXT DAY AS 7999 CROSSES THE LIMB. VERY LOW CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THEREAFTER. IIA. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY SUMMARY FROM 01/2100Z TO 02/2100Z: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD WAS QUIET TO ACTIVE. ACTIVE CONDITIONS WERE OBSERVED AT MANY LOCATIONS FROM 02/1500-1800Z. IIB. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY FORECAST: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS EXPECTED TO BE QUIET TO UNSETTLED. III. EVENT PROBABILITIES 03 DEC-05 DEC CLASS M 10/05/01 CLASS X 01/01/01 PROTON 01/01/01 PCAF GREEN IV. PENTICTON 10.7 CM FLUX OBSERVED 02 DEC 078 PREDICTED 03 DEC-05 DEC 072/070/070 90 DAY MEAN 02 DEC 073 V. GEOMAGNETIC A INDICES OBSERVED AFR/AP 01 DEC 002/002 ESTIMATED AFR/AP 02 DEC 010/005 PREDICTED AFR/AP 03 DEC-05 DEC 010/005-010/005-010/005 VI. GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY PROBABILITIES 03 DEC-05 DEC A. MIDDLE LATITUDES ACTIVE 15/15/15 MINOR STORM 05/05/05 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 01/01/01 B. HIGH LATITUDES ACTIVE 15/15/15 MINOR STORM 05/05/05 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 01/01/01