:Product: 19970716RSGA.txt :Issued: 1997 Jul 16 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 197 ISSUED AT 2200Z ON 16 JUL 1997 IA. ANALYSIS OF SOLAR ACTIVE REGIONS AND ACTIVITY FROM 15/2100Z TO 16/2100Z: SOLAR ACTIVITY WAS VERY LOW. THE VISIBLE DISK IS SPOTLESS AND QUIET. IB. SOLAR ACTIVITY FORECAST: SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN VERY LOW. IIA. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY SUMMARY FROM 15/2100Z TO 16/2100Z: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD WAS MOSTLY QUIET. IIB. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY FORECAST: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS EXPECTED TO BE QUIET TO UNSETTLED FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS, THEN MOSTLY QUIET FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. III. EVENT PROBABILITIES 17 JUL-19 JUL CLASS M 01/01/01 CLASS X 01/01/01 PROTON 01/01/01 PCAF GREEN IV. PENTICTON 10.7 CM FLUX OBSERVED 16 JUL 070 PREDICTED 17 JUL-19 JUL 070/070/070 90 DAY MEAN 16 JUL 072 V. GEOMAGNETIC A INDICES OBSERVED AFR/AP 15 JUL 013/014 ESTIMATED AFR/AP 16 JUL 006/008 PREDICTED AFR/AP 17 JUL-19 JUL 010/012-005/008-005/008 VI. GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY PROBABILITIES 17 JUL-19 JUL A. MIDDLE LATITUDES ACTIVE 15/10/10 MINOR STORM 05/05/05 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 01/01/01 B. HIGH LATITUDES ACTIVE 15/10/10 MINOR STORM 05/05/05 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 05/01/01