:Product: 19971110RSGA.txt :Issued: 1997 Nov 10 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 314 ISSUED AT 2200Z ON 10 NOV 1997 IA. ANALYSIS OF SOLAR ACTIVE REGIONS AND ACTIVITY FROM 09/2100Z TO 10/2100Z: SOLAR ACTIVITY WAS LOW. REGION 8103 (N19W70) DISPLAYED MARKED GROWTH EARLY IN THE REPORTING PERIOD, DEVELOPING INTO A 'DAO' SPOT GROUP WHILE GENERATING FOUR C-CLASS X-RAY EVENTS, THE LARGEST A C4/SF AT 10/0722Z. IB. SOLAR ACTIVITY FORECAST: SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE VERY LOW TO LOW. REGION 8103 RETAINS THE POTENTIAL FOR CONTINUED ISOLATED C-CLASS ACTIVITY FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS AS IT PREPARES TO ROTATE OFF THE WEST LIMB. IIA. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY SUMMARY FROM 09/2100Z TO 10/2100Z: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD WAS QUIET TO ACTIVE DURING THE FIRST HALF OF THE REPORTING PERIOD THROUGH 0900Z, AND MOSTLY QUIET THEREAFTER. IIB. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY FORECAST: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS EXPECTED TO BE MOSTLY QUIET, WITH ISOLATED PERIODS OF UNSETTLED CONDITIONS, FOR THE NEXT THREE DAYS. III. EVENT PROBABILITIES 11 NOV-13 NOV CLASS M 01/01/01 CLASS X 01/01/01 PROTON 01/01/01 PCAF GREEN IV. PENTICTON 10.7 CM FLUX OBSERVED 10 NOV 089 PREDICTED 11 NOV-13 NOV 087/085/084 90 DAY MEAN 10 NOV 090 V. GEOMAGNETIC A INDICES OBSERVED AFR/AP 09 NOV 012/009 ESTIMATED AFR/AP 10 NOV 012/009 PREDICTED AFR/AP 11 NOV-13 NOV 005/008-005/008-005/008 VI. GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY PROBABILITIES 11 NOV-13 NOV A. MIDDLE LATITUDES ACTIVE 15/15/15 MINOR STORM 05/05/05 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 01/01/01 B. HIGH LATITUDES ACTIVE 15/15/15 MINOR STORM 05/05/05 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 01/01/01