:Product: 19971109RSGA.txt :Issued: 1997 Nov 09 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 313 ISSUED AT 2200Z ON 09 NOV 1997 IA. ANALYSIS OF SOLAR ACTIVE REGIONS AND ACTIVITY FROM 08/2100Z TO 09/2100Z: SOLAR ACTIVITY WAS VERY LOW. REGION 8103 (N20W60), A 7-SPOT 'BXO' BETA GROUP, IS THE MOST ACTIVE REGION CURRENTLY ON THE VISIBLE DISK, HAVING GENERATED A FEW B-CLASS X-RAY EVENTS DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD. IB. SOLAR ACTIVITY FORECAST: SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE VERY LOW FOR THE NEXT THREE DAYS. IIA. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY SUMMARY FROM 08/2100Z TO 09/2100Z: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD HAS BEEN QUIET TO UNSETTLED FOR THE PAST 24 HOURS. THE GREATER THAN 10 MEV PROTON EVENT HAS ENDED [START: 06/1305Z, PEAK: 07/0250Z (490 PFU), END 09/1205Z]. IIB. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY FORECAST: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS EXPECTED TO BE MOSTLY QUIET FOR THE NEXT THREE DAYS. III. EVENT PROBABILITIES 10 NOV-12 NOV CLASS M 01/01/01 CLASS X 01/01/01 PROTON 01/01/01 PCAF GREEN IV. PENTICTON 10.7 CM FLUX OBSERVED 09 NOV 086 PREDICTED 10 NOV-12 NOV 083/082/081 90 DAY MEAN 09 NOV 090 V. GEOMAGNETIC A INDICES OBSERVED AFR/AP 08 NOV 006/004 ESTIMATED AFR/AP 09 NOV 007/008 PREDICTED AFR/AP 10 NOV-12 NOV 005/008-005/008-005/008 VI. GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY PROBABILITIES 10 NOV-12 NOV A. MIDDLE LATITUDES ACTIVE 10/10/10 MINOR STORM 05/05/05 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 01/01/01 B. HIGH LATITUDES ACTIVE 10/10/10 MINOR STORM 05/05/05 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 01/01/01