:Product: 19971014RSGA.txt :Issued: 1997 Oct 14 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 287 ISSUED AT 2200Z ON 14 OCT 1997 IA. ANALYSIS OF SOLAR ACTIVE REGIONS AND ACTIVITY FROM 13/2100Z TO 14/2100Z: SOLAR ACTIVITY BECAME LOW. REGION 8094 (N21W73) PRODUCED A C1/1F FLARE AT 13/2318Z. NEW REGION 8096 (N14E63) EMERGED AT A MODERATE PACE DURING THE PERIOD. IB. SOLAR ACTIVITY FORECAST: SOLAR ACTIVITY SHOULD CONTINUE AT GENERALLY VERY LOW LEVELS FOR THE NEXT THREE DAYS. IIA. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY SUMMARY FROM 13/2100Z TO 14/2100Z: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD WAS QUIET. IIB. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY FORECAST: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS EXPECTED TO BE QUIET TO UNSETTLED FOR THE NEXT THREE DAYS. ISOLATED ACTIVE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE PERIOD. III. EVENT PROBABILITIES 15 OCT-17 OCT CLASS M 01/01/01 CLASS X 01/01/01 PROTON 01/01/01 PCAF GREEN IV. PENTICTON 10.7 CM FLUX OBSERVED 14 OCT 085 PREDICTED 15 OCT-17 OCT 086/086/088 90 DAY MEAN 14 OCT 085 V. GEOMAGNETIC A INDICES OBSERVED AFR/AP 13 OCT 009/007 ESTIMATED AFR/AP 14 OCT 005/005 PREDICTED AFR/AP 15 OCT-17 OCT 010/010-005/008-005/010 VI. GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY PROBABILITIES 15 OCT-17 OCT 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 01/01/01