:Product: 19980109RSGA.txt :Issued: 1998 Jan 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 009 ISSUED AT 2200Z ON 09 JAN 1998 IA. ANALYSIS OF SOLAR ACTIVE REGIONS AND ACTIVITY FROM 08/2100Z TO 09/2100Z: SOLAR ACTIVITY WAS VERY LOW. THE VISIBLE DISK REMAINS SPOTLESS. IB. SOLAR ACTIVITY FORECAST: SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE VERY LOW. IIA. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY SUMMARY FROM 08/2100Z TO 09/2100Z: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD HAS BEEN MOSTLY QUIET AT MIDDLE LATITUDES, AND QUIET TO UNSETLED AT HIGHER LATITUDES FOR THE PAST 24 HOURS. IIB. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY FORECAST: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS EXPECTED TO BE MOSTLY QUIET FOR THE NEXT THREE DAYS. III. EVENT PROBABILITIES 10 JAN-12 JAN CLASS M 01/01/01 CLASS X 01/01/01 PROTON 01/01/01 PCAF GREEN IV. PENTICTON 10.7 CM FLUX OBSERVED 09 JAN 082 PREDICTED 10 JAN-12 JAN 082/082/083 90 DAY MEAN 09 JAN 094 V. GEOMAGNETIC A INDICES OBSERVED AFR/AP 08 JAN 007/007 ESTIMATED AFR/AP 09 JAN 008/010 PREDICTED AFR/AP 10 JAN-12 JAN 005/005-005/005-005/005 VI. GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY PROBABILITIES 10 JAN-12 JAN A. MIDDLE LATITUDES ACTIVE 10/10/10 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