:Product: 19970319RSGA.txt :Issued: 1997 Mar 19 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 078 ISSUED AT 2200Z ON 19 MAR 1997 IA. ANALYSIS OF SOLAR ACTIVE REGIONS AND ACTIVITY FROM 18/2100Z TO 19/2100Z: SOLAR ACTIVITY WAS VERY LOW. THERE WAS NO FLARE ACTIVITY. THE VISIBLE DISK IS SPOTLESS. IB. SOLAR ACTIVITY FORECAST: SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN VERY LOW THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. IIA. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY SUMMARY FROM 18/2100Z TO 19/2100Z: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD WAS QUIET TO UNSETTLED. IIB. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY FORECAST: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS EXPECTED TO BE QUIET TO UNSETTLED FOR THE ENTIRE FORECAST PERIOD. III. EVENT PROBABILITIES 20 MAR-22 MAR CLASS M 01/01/01 CLASS X 01/01/01 PROTON 01/01/01 PCAF GREEN IV. PENTICTON 10.7 CM FLUX OBSERVED 19 MAR 074 PREDICTED 20 MAR-22 MAR 074/074/074 90 DAY MEAN 19 MAR 075 V. GEOMAGNETIC A INDICES OBSERVED AFR/AP 18 MAR 008/006 ESTIMATED AFR/AP 19 MAR 006/005 PREDICTED AFR/AP 20 MAR-22 MAR 010/010-010/008-010/008 VI. GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY PROBABILITIES 20 MAR-22 MAR A. MIDDLE LATITUDES ACTIVE 15/10/10 MINOR STORM 05/05/05 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 01/01/01 B. HIGH LATITUDES ACTIVE 15/10/10 MINOR STORM 05/05/05 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 01/01/01