:Product: 19981119RSGA.txt :Issued: 1998 Nov 19 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 323 ISSUED AT 2200Z ON 19 NOV 1998 IA. ANALYSIS OF SOLAR ACTIVE REGIONS AND ACTIVITY FROM 18/2100Z TO 19/2100Z: SOLAR ACTIVITY WAS VERY LOW FOR THE PAST 24 HOURS. REGION 8384 (S16W66) WAS QUIET AND STABLE. REGION 8391 (S16E48) WAS MORE CLEARLY VISIBLE TODAY AS A C-TYPE SUNSPOT GROUP BUT WAS ALSO VERY STABLE. IB. SOLAR ACTIVITY FORECAST: SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE VERY LOW TO LOW FOR THE NEXT THREE DAYS. IIA. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY SUMMARY FROM 18/2100Z TO 19/2100Z: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD WAS QUIET TO UNSETTLED. IIB. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY FORECAST: GEOAGNETIC FIELD IS EXPECTED TO BE QUIET TO UNSETTLED FOR THE NEXT THREE DAYS. III. EVENT PROBABILITIES 20 NOV-22 NOV CLASS M 05/05/05 CLASS X 01/01/01 PROTON 01/01/01 PCAF GREEN IV. PENTICTON 10.7 CM FLUX OBSERVED 19 NOV 117 PREDICTED 20 NOV-22 NOV 115/110/110 90 DAY MEAN 19 NOV 128 V. GEOMAGNETIC A INDICES OBSERVED AFR/AP 18 NOV 005/007 ESTIMATED AFR/AP 19 NOV 010/015 PREDICTED AFR/AP 20 NOV-22 NOV 010/015-010/008-005/008 VI. GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY PROBABILITIES 20 NOV-22 NOV A. MIDDLE LATITUDES ACTIVE 20/20/15 MINOR STORM 10/10/10 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 05/05/05 B. HIGH LATITUDES ACTIVE 20/20/15 MINOR STORM 10/10/10 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 05/05/05