:Product: 19970428RSGA.txt :Issued: 1997 Apr 28 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 118 ISSUED AT 2200Z ON 28 APR 1997 IA. ANALYSIS OF SOLAR ACTIVE REGIONS AND ACTIVITY FROM 27/2100Z TO 28/2100Z: SOLAR ACTIVITY WAS VERY LOW. THERE WAS NO FLARE ACTIVITY NOTED. THE VISIBLE DISK REMAINS QUIET AND STABLE. IB. SOLAR ACTIVITY FORECAST: SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN VERY LOW FOR THE ENTIRE FORECAST PERIOD. IIA. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY SUMMARY FROM 27/2100Z TO 28/2100Z: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD WAS QUIET AT ALL LATITUDES. IIB. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY FORECAST: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS EXPECTED TO BE MOSTLY QUIET WITH BRIEF PERIODS OF UNSETTLED ACTIVITY FOR THE ENTIRE FORECAST PERIOD. III. EVENT PROBABILITIES 29 APR-01 MAY CLASS M 01/01/01 CLASS X 01/01/01 PROTON 01/01/01 PCAF GREEN IV. PENTICTON 10.7 CM FLUX OBSERVED 28 APR 072 PREDICTED 29 APR-01 MAY 072/072/074 90 DAY MEAN 28 APR 074 V. GEOMAGNETIC A INDICES OBSERVED AFR/AP 27 APR 004/004 ESTIMATED AFR/AP 28 APR 004/008 PREDICTED AFR/AP 29 APR-01 MAY 010/008-010/008-010/012 VI. GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY PROBABILITIES 29 APR-01 MAY A. MIDDLE LATITUDES ACTIVE 10/10/10 MINOR STORM 05/05/05 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 01/01/01 B. HIGH LATITUDES ACTIVE 10/10/10 MINOR STORM 05/05/05 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 01/01/01