:Product: 19980618RSGA.txt :Issued: 1998 Jun 18 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 169 ISSUED AT 2200Z ON 18 JUN 1998 IA. ANALYSIS OF SOLAR ACTIVE REGIONS AND ACTIVITY FROM 17/2100Z TO 18/2100Z: SOLAR ACTIVITY WAS VERY LOW. REGION 8243 (N17W01) PRODUCED A FEW SMALL B-CLASS SUBFLARES. THE LARGEST WAS A B2/SF AT 18/1928Z. OTHER REGIONS WERE QUIET. IB. SOLAR ACTIVITY FORECAST: SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE VERY LOW TO LOW. SMALL FLARES ARE EXPECTED IN REGION 8243. IIA. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY SUMMARY FROM 17/2100Z TO 18/2100Z: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD WAS QUIET. IIB. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY FORECAST: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS EXPECTED TO BE QUIET TO UNSETTLED. III. EVENT PROBABILITIES 19 JUN-21 JUN CLASS M 10/05/05 CLASS X 01/01/01 PROTON 01/01/01 PCAF GREEN IV. PENTICTON 10.7 CM FLUX OBSERVED 18 JUN 100 PREDICTED 19 JUN-21 JUN 100/100/100 90 DAY MEAN 18 JUN 108 V. GEOMAGNETIC A INDICES OBSERVED AFR/AP 17 JUN 002/005 ESTIMATED AFR/AP 18 JUN 005/005 PREDICTED AFR/AP 19 JUN-21 JUN 015/012-015/015-010/008 VI. GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY PROBABILITIES 19 JUN-21 JUN 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