:Product: 19970314RSGA.txt :Issued: 1997 Mar 14 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 073 ISSUED AT 2200Z ON 14 MAR 1997 IA. ANALYSIS OF SOLAR ACTIVE REGIONS AND ACTIVITY FROM 13/2100Z TO 14/2100Z: SOLAR ACTIVITY HAS BEEN VERY LOW. NO FLARES OCCURRED. REGION 8020 (N08W31) IS A 7 SPOT 'AXX' GROUP, REGION 8021 (S29W32) IS A 4 SPOT 'BXO' GROUP, AND REGION 8022 (S05W21) IS A 2 SPOT 'BXO' GROUP. IB. SOLAR ACTIVITY FORECAST: SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE VERY LOW. IIA. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY SUMMARY FROM 13/2100Z TO 14/2100Z: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD HAS BEEN QUIET. IIB. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY FORECAST: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS EXPECTED TO BE QUIET TO UNSETTLED FOR THE NEXT THREE DAYS, WITH THE CHANCE FOR ISOLATED PERIODS OF ACTIVE CONDITIONS DURING DAYS ONE AND TWO. III. EVENT PROBABILITIES 15 MAR-17 MAR CLASS M 01/01/01 CLASS X 01/01/01 PROTON 01/01/01 PCAF GREEN IV. PENTICTON 10.7 CM FLUX OBSERVED 14 MAR 076 PREDICTED 15 MAR-17 MAR 075/075/074 90 DAY MEAN 14 MAR 075 V. GEOMAGNETIC A INDICES OBSERVED AFR/AP 13 MAR 009/007 ESTIMATED AFR/AP 14 MAR 005/005 PREDICTED AFR/AP 15 MAR-17 MAR 005/010-005/005-005/005 VI. GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY PROBABILITIES 15 MAR-17 MAR A. MIDDLE LATITUDES ACTIVE 10/10/05 MINOR STORM 05/05/05 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 01/01/01 B. HIGH LATITUDES ACTIVE 15/15/10 MINOR STORM 05/05/05 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 01/01/01