:Product: 19970112RSGA.txt :Issued: 1997 Jan 12 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 012 ISSUED AT 2200Z ON 12 JAN 1997 IA. ANALYSIS OF SOLAR ACTIVE REGIONS AND ACTIVITY FROM 11/2100Z TO 12/2100Z: SOLAR ACTIVITY WAS VERY LOW. THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO SUNSPOT GROUPS ON THE VISIBLE DISK. IB. SOLAR ACTIVITY FORECAST: SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE VERY LOW. IIA. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY SUMMARY FROM 11/2100Z TO 12/2100Z: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD RANGED FROM QUIET TO ACTIVE AT MIDDLE LATITUDES AND QUIET TO STORM AT HIGH LATITUDES. ACTIVE TO STORM CONDITIONS OCCURRED FROM 12/0730-0900Z, OTHERWISE THE FIELD WAS QUIET. THE GREATER THAN 2 MEV ELECTRON FLUX WAS MODERATE TO HIGH. IIB. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY FORECAST: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS EXPECTED TO BE QUIET TO UNSETTLED. III. EVENT PROBABILITIES 13 JAN-15 JAN CLASS M 01/01/01 CLASS X 01/01/01 PROTON 01/01/01 PCAF GREEN IV. PENTICTON 10.7 CM FLUX OBSERVED 12 JAN 075 PREDICTED 13 JAN-15 JAN 074/074/074 90 DAY MEAN 12 JAN 076 V. GEOMAGNETIC A INDICES OBSERVED AFR/AP 11 JAN 019/013 ESTIMATED AFR/AP 12 JAN 010/009 PREDICTED AFR/AP 13 JAN-15 JAN 010/008-005/005-005/005 VI. GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY PROBABILITIES 13 JAN-15 JAN A. MIDDLE LATITUDES ACTIVE 10/10/05 MINOR STORM 05/01/01 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 01/01/01 B. HIGH LATITUDES ACTIVE 15/10/10 MINOR STORM 05/05/01 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 01/01/01