:Product: 19970425RSGA.txt :Issued: 1997 Apr 25 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 115 ISSUED AT 2200Z ON 25 APR 1997 IA. ANALYSIS OF SOLAR ACTIVE REGIONS AND ACTIVITY FROM 24/2100Z TO 25/2100Z: SOLAR ACTIVITY CONTINUES VERY LOW. REGION 8035 (N18E23) LOST ITS SPOTS DURING THE DAY, LEAVING THE DISK SPOTLESS. IB. SOLAR ACTIVITY FORECAST: SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE VERY LOW. IIA. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY SUMMARY FROM 24/2100Z TO 25/2100Z: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD WAS QUIET TO UNSETTLED. IIB. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY FORECAST: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST AT QUIET TO UNSETTLED LEVELS THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD. III. EVENT PROBABILITIES 26 APR-28 APR CLASS M 01/01/01 CLASS X 01/01/01 PROTON 01/01/01 PCAF GREEN IV. PENTICTON 10.7 CM FLUX OBSERVED 25 APR 069 PREDICTED 26 APR-28 APR 069/070/070 90 DAY MEAN 25 APR 074 V. GEOMAGNETIC A INDICES OBSERVED AFR/AP 24 APR 016/015 ESTIMATED AFR/AP 25 APR 007/008 PREDICTED AFR/AP 26 APR-28 APR 012/008-010/005-010/008 VI. GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY PROBABILITIES 26 APR-28 APR A. MIDDLE LATITUDES ACTIVE 10/10/20 MINOR STORM 01/01/05 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 01/01/01 B. HIGH LATITUDES ACTIVE 20/20/25 MINOR STORM 05/05/10 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 01/01/01