:Product: 19971007RSGA.txt :Issued: 1997 Oct 07 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 280 ISSUED AT 2200Z ON 07 OCT 1997 IA. ANALYSIS OF SOLAR ACTIVE REGIONS AND ACTIVITY FROM 06/2100Z TO 07/2100Z: SOLAR ACTIVITY HAS BEEN VERY LOW WITH MINOR ISOLATED LOW FREQUENCY SWEEPS AND BURSTS. A SPACE BASED SENSOR DETECTED A CORONAL MASS EJECTION OFF THE SE LIMB AT 06/1600Z WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN COINCIDENT WITH A LARGE DSF REPORTED AT 06/2230Z. A SECOND CORONAL MASS EJECTION WAS OBSERVED OFF THE WEST LIMB AT 07/1330Z BUT NO OPTICAL ACTIVITY WAS OBSERVED AT THAT TIME. IB. SOLAR ACTIVITY FORECAST: SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN VERY LOW TO LOW. IIA. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY SUMMARY FROM 06/2100Z TO 07/2100Z: THE GEOMAGNETIC WAS QUIET AT ALL LEVELS. IIB. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY FORECAST: THE GEOPHYSICAL FIELD IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN QUIET. III. EVENT PROBABILITIES 08 OCT-10 OCT CLASS M 01/01/01 CLASS X 01/01/01 PROTON 01/01/01 PCAF GREEN IV. PENTICTON 10.7 CM FLUX OBSERVED 07 OCT 084 PREDICTED 08 OCT-10 OCT 085/086/087 90 DAY MEAN 07 OCT 084 V. GEOMAGNETIC A INDICES OBSERVED AFR/AP 06 OCT 003/003 ESTIMATED AFR/AP 07 OCT 006/006 PREDICTED AFR/AP 08 OCT-10 OCT 010/015-010/010-010/008 VI. GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY PROBABILITIES 08 OCT-10 OCT A. MIDDLE LATITUDES ACTIVE 10/10/10 MINOR STORM 05/05/05 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 01/01/01 B. HIGH LATITUDES ACTIVE 15/15/10 MINOR STORM 10/10/05 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 01/01/01