:Product: 19970620RSGA.txt :Issued: 1997 Jun 20 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 171 ISSUED AT 2200Z ON 20 JUN 1997 IA. ANALYSIS OF SOLAR ACTIVE REGIONS AND ACTIVITY FROM 19/2100Z TO 20/2100Z: SOLAR ACTIVITY WAS VERY LOW. NEW REGION 8054 (N07W72), A SINGLE SPOT 'AXX' GROUP, WAS NUMBERED TODAY. REGION 8053 (S27E06) CONTINUES TO DECAY SLOWLY AND IS CURRENTLY A 2 SPOT 'AXX' GROUP. IB. SOLAR ACTIVITY FORECAST: SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE VERY LOW. IIA. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY SUMMARY FROM 19/2100Z TO 20/2100Z: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD HAS BEEN QUIET AT ALL LATITUDES FOR THE PAST 24 HOURS, EXCEPT FOR A SINGLE PERIOD OF UNSETTLED CONDITIONS RECORDED AT FREDERICKSBURG DURING THE INTERVAL 19/2100-2400Z. IIB. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY FORECAST: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS EXPECTED TO BE MOSTLY QUIET FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS, WITH ACTIVITY INCREASING TO QUIET TO UNSETTLED ON DAY THREE. III. EVENT PROBABILITIES 21 JUN-23 JUN CLASS M 01/01/01 CLASS X 01/01/01 PROTON 01/01/01 PCAF GREEN IV. PENTICTON 10.7 CM FLUX OBSERVED 20 JUN 070 PREDICTED 21 JUN-23 JUN 071/071/071 90 DAY MEAN 20 JUN 074 V. GEOMAGNETIC A INDICES OBSERVED AFR/AP 19 JUN 011/010 ESTIMATED AFR/AP 20 JUN 007/005 PREDICTED AFR/AP 21 JUN-23 JUN 008/005-008/005-010/008 VI. GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY PROBABILITIES 21 JUN-23 JUN A. MIDDLE LATITUDES ACTIVE 15/15/20 MINOR STORM 05/05/05 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 01/01/01 B. HIGH LATITUDES ACTIVE 20/20/20 MINOR STORM 05/05/05 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 01/01/01