:Product: 19970528RSGA.txt :Issued: 1997 May 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 148 ISSUED AT 2200Z ON 28 MAY 1997 IA. ANALYSIS OF SOLAR ACTIVE REGIONS AND ACTIVITY FROM 27/2100Z TO 28/2100Z: SOLAR ACTIVITY WAS LOW. TODAY'S ONLY C-CLASS EVENT OCCURRED AT 0342Z: THE OPTICAL COUNTERPART WAS NOT OBSERVED. REGIONS 8046 (S27W01) AND 8047 (N26E55) ARE THE ONLY SPOTTED REGIONS VISIBLE AS REGION 8045 (N02, WEST LIMB) HAS ROTATED OFF THE DISK. BOTH OF THESE GROUPS CONSIST OF SMALL SPOTS WITHOUT PENUMBRA. IB. SOLAR ACTIVITY FORECAST: SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE VERY LOW. IIA. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY SUMMARY FROM 27/2100Z TO 28/2100Z: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD WAS QUIET DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS. IIB. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY FORECAST: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS EXPECTED TO BE QUIET TO UNSETTLED FOR THE NEXT THREE DAYS. III. EVENT PROBABILITIES 29 MAY-31 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 MAY 077 PREDICTED 29 MAY-31 MAY 077/077/077 90 DAY MEAN 28 MAY 074 V. GEOMAGNETIC A INDICES OBSERVED AFR/AP 27 MAY 017/021 ESTIMATED AFR/AP 28 MAY 005/007 PREDICTED AFR/AP 29 MAY-31 MAY 008/008-007/008-007/008 VI. GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY PROBABILITIES 29 MAY-31 MAY A. MIDDLE LATITUDES ACTIVE 10/10/10 MINOR STORM 05/05/05 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 01/01/01 B. HIGH LATITUDES ACTIVE 15/15/15 MINOR STORM 10/10/10 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 01/01/01