:Product: 19961228RSGA.txt
:Issued: 1996 Dec 28 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 363 ISSUED AT 2200Z ON 28 DEC 1996
IA.  ANALYSIS OF SOLAR ACTIVE REGIONS AND ACTIVITY FROM  27/2100Z
TO 28/2100Z:  SOLAR ACTIVITY WAS VERY LOW. THE VISIBLE DISK REMAINS
QUIET, STABLE AND SPOTLESS.
IB.  SOLAR ACTIVITY FORECAST:  SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN
VERY LOW FOR THE ENTIRE FORECAST PERIOD.
IIA.  GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY SUMMARY FROM 27/2100Z TO 28/2100Z:
THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD HAS BEEN AT QUIET TO UNSETTLED LEVELS FOR THE
PAST 24 HOURS.
IIB.  GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY FORECAST:  THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS
EXPECTED TO REMAIN QUIET TO UNSETTLED FOR THE ENTIRE FORECAST
PERIOD.
III.  EVENT PROBABILITIES 29 DEC-31 DEC
CLASS M    01/01/01
CLASS X    01/01/01
PROTON     01/01/01
PCAF       GREEN
IV.  PENTICTON 10.7 CM FLUX
OBSERVED           28 DEC 074
PREDICTED   29 DEC-31 DEC  072/072/070
90 DAY MEAN        28 DEC 075
V.  GEOMAGNETIC A INDICES
OBSERVED AFR/AP 27 DEC  003/001
ESTIMATED AFR/AP 28 DEC  004/005
PREDICTED AFR/AP 29 DEC-31 DEC  005/005-010/005-005/005
VI.  GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY PROBABILITIES 29 DEC-31 DEC
A.  MIDDLE LATITUDES
ACTIVE                10/15/10
MINOR STORM           05/05/05
MAJOR-SEVERE STORM    01/01/01
B.  HIGH LATITUDES
ACTIVE                10/15/10
MINOR STORM           05/05/05
MAJOR-SEVERE STORM    01/01/01