:Product: 19970224RSGA.txt :Issued: 1997 Feb 24 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 055 ISSUED AT 2200Z ON 24 FEB 1997 IA. ANALYSIS OF SOLAR ACTIVE REGIONS AND ACTIVITY FROM 23/2100Z TO 24/2100Z: SOLAR ACTIVITY WAS VERY LOW. REGION 8019 (N25E55) HAS 2 SPOTS AND IS A 'BXO' GROUP. IB. SOLAR ACTIVITY FORECAST: SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE VERY LOW. IIA. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY SUMMARY FROM 23/2100Z TO 24/2100Z: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD HAS BEEN QUIET TO UNSETTLED AT ALL LATITUDES. IIB. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY FORECAST: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS EXPECTED TO BE QUIET TO UNSETTLED. III. EVENT PROBABILITIES 25 FEB-27 FEB CLASS M 01/01/01 CLASS X 01/01/01 PROTON 01/01/01 PCAF GREEN IV. PENTICTON 10.7 CM FLUX OBSERVED 24 FEB 075 PREDICTED 25 FEB-27 FEB 074/074/074 90 DAY MEAN 24 FEB 076 V. GEOMAGNETIC A INDICES OBSERVED AFR/AP 23 FEB 010/009 ESTIMATED AFR/AP 24 FEB 010/008 PREDICTED AFR/AP 25 FEB-27 FEB 015/010-010/008-010/008 VI. GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY PROBABILITIES 25 FEB-27 FEB A. MIDDLE LATITUDES ACTIVE 10/10/05 MINOR STORM 05/05/01 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 01/01/01 B. HIGH LATITUDES ACTIVE 15/15/10 MINOR STORM 10/10/05 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 01/01/01