:Product: 19970625RSGA.txt :Issued: 1997 Jun 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 176 ISSUED AT 2200Z ON 25 JUN 1997 IA. ANALYSIS OF SOLAR ACTIVE REGIONS AND ACTIVITY FROM 24/2100Z TO 25/2100Z: SOLAR ACTIVITY WAS VERY LOW. NO SIGNIFICANT FLARES OCCURRED. NEW REGION 8056 (N17W18) IS EMERGING RAPIDLY AND ALREADY HAS SEVERAL SMALL SPOTS AND RUDIMENTARY PENUMBRA. IB. SOLAR ACTIVITY FORECAST: SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE VERY LOW TO LOW. A SMALL C-CLASS FLARE IS POSSIBLE IN REGION 8056 IF GROWTH CONTINUES. 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 BE QUIET TO UNSETTLED. III. EVENT PROBABILITIES 26 JUN-28 JUN CLASS M 01/01/01 CLASS X 01/01/01 PROTON 01/01/01 PCAF GREEN IV. PENTICTON 10.7 CM FLUX OBSERVED 25 JUN 072 PREDICTED 26 JUN-28 JUN 074/076/076 90 DAY MEAN 25 JUN 074 V. GEOMAGNETIC A INDICES OBSERVED AFR/AP 24 JUN 006/006 ESTIMATED AFR/AP 25 JUN 008/008 PREDICTED AFR/AP 26 JUN-28 JUN 005/012-005/010-010/005 VI. GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY PROBABILITIES 26 JUN-28 JUN A. MIDDLE LATITUDES ACTIVE 10/10/15 MINOR STORM 05/05/05 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 01/01/01 B. HIGH LATITUDES ACTIVE 15/15/20 MINOR STORM 05/05/10 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 01/01/05