:Product: 19970304RSGA.txt :Issued: 1997 Mar 04 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 063 ISSUED AT 2200Z ON 04 MAR 1997 IA. ANALYSIS OF SOLAR ACTIVE REGIONS AND ACTIVITY FROM 03/2100Z TO 04/2100Z: THE DISK REMAINED SPOTLESS AND SOLAR ACTIVITY CONTINUED VERY LOW. RECENT X-RAY IMAGES SHOW TWO SMALL REGIONS ABOUT TO ROTATE OVER THE NORTHEAST AND SOUTHEAST LIMBS. IB. SOLAR ACTIVITY FORECAST: SOLAR ACTIVITY IS FORECAST TO REMAIN AT VERY LOW LEVELS FOR THE NEXT THREE DAYS. IIA. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY SUMMARY FROM 03/2100Z TO 04/2100Z: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD WAS QUIET. ENERGETIC ELECTRON FLUXES AT GEOSYNCHRONOUS ORBIT REMAINED AT HIGH LEVELS. IIB. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY FORECAST: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD SHOULD BE QUIET TO SLIGHTLY UNSETTLED FOR THE NEXT THREE DAYS. ENERGETIC ELECTRON FLUXES SHOULD BEGIN TO DECLINE IN THE 05-06 MAR PERIOD. III. EVENT PROBABILITIES 05 MAR-07 MAR CLASS M 01/01/01 CLASS X 01/01/01 PROTON 01/01/01 PCAF GREEN IV. PENTICTON 10.7 CM FLUX OBSERVED 04 MAR 074 PREDICTED 05 MAR-07 MAR 075/076/076 90 DAY MEAN 04 MAR 075 V. GEOMAGNETIC A INDICES OBSERVED AFR/AP 03 MAR 008/005 ESTIMATED AFR/AP 04 MAR 004/008 PREDICTED AFR/AP 05 MAR-07 MAR 005/008-005/008-008/008 VI. GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY PROBABILITIES 05 MAR-07 MAR A. MIDDLE LATITUDES ACTIVE 10/10/15 MINOR STORM 05/05/10 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 01/01/01 B. HIGH LATITUDES ACTIVE 10/10/15 MINOR STORM 05/05/10 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 01/01/01