:Product: 19970323RSGA.txt :Issued: 1997 Mar 23 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 082 ISSUED AT 2200Z ON 23 MAR 1997 IA. ANALYSIS OF SOLAR ACTIVE REGIONS AND ACTIVITY FROM 22/2100Z TO 23/2100Z: THE DISK REMAINED SPOTLESS AND SOLAR ACTIVITY CONTINUED AT A VERY LOW LEVEL. IB. SOLAR ACTIVITY FORECAST: SOLAR ACTIVITY SHOULD CONTINUE AT A VERY LOW LEVEL FOR THE NEXT THREE DAYS. IIA. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY SUMMARY FROM 22/2100Z TO 23/2100Z: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD WAS PREDOMINANTLY QUIET. IIB. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY FORECAST: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS FORECAST TO BE QUIET TO SLIGHTLY UNSETTLED FOR 24 MAR. UNSETTLED TO ACTIVE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON 25-26 MAR AS A SMALL RECURRENT DISTURBANCE RETURNS. III. EVENT PROBABILITIES 24 MAR-26 MAR CLASS M 01/01/01 CLASS X 01/01/01 PROTON 01/01/01 PCAF GREEN IV. PENTICTON 10.7 CM FLUX OBSERVED 23 MAR 071 PREDICTED 24 MAR-26 MAR 071/071/071 90 DAY MEAN 23 MAR 074 V. GEOMAGNETIC A INDICES OBSERVED AFR/AP 22 MAR 010/009 ESTIMATED AFR/AP 23 MAR 004/005 PREDICTED AFR/AP 24 MAR-26 MAR 010/010-013/013-015/015 VI. GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY PROBABILITIES 24 MAR-26 MAR A. MIDDLE LATITUDES ACTIVE 10/20/20 MINOR STORM 05/05/10 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 01/01/10 B. HIGH LATITUDES ACTIVE 10/25/20 MINOR STORM 05/05/10 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 01/01/10