:Product: 19990226RSGA.txt :Issued: 1999 Feb 26 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 057 ISSUED AT 2200Z ON 26 FEB 1999 IA. ANALYSIS OF SOLAR ACTIVE REGIONS AND ACTIVITY FROM 25/2100Z TO 26/2100Z: SOLAR ACTIVITY WAS LOW. REGION 8471 (N28E15) PRODUCED TWO C1/SF EVENTS AT 26/1909 AND 2021Z. ONE NEW REGION, 8473 AT N18E10, WAS NUMBERED AND IS CURRENTLY A BXO-BETA SPOT GROUP. IB. SOLAR ACTIVITY FORECAST: SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE LOW. IIA. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY SUMMARY FROM 25/2100Z TO 26/2100Z: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD WAS QUIET. IIB. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY FORECAST: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS EXPECTED TO BE QUIET TO UNSETTLED. III. EVENT PROBABILITIES 27 FEB-01 MAR CLASS M 10/10/10 CLASS X 01/01/01 PROTON 01/01/01 PCAF GREEN IV. PENTICTON 10.7 CM FLUX OBSERVED 26 FEB 116 PREDICTED 27 FEB-01 MAR 112/108/110 90 DAY MEAN 26 FEB 145 V. GEOMAGNETIC A INDICES OBSERVED AFR/AP 25 FEB 005/007 ESTIMATED AFR/AP 26 FEB 005/008 PREDICTED AFR/AP 27 FEB-01 MAR 008/008-008/008-010/010 VI. GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY PROBABILITIES 27 FEB-01 MAR A. MIDDLE LATITUDES ACTIVE 15/15/15 MINOR STORM 05/05/05 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 01/01/01 B. HIGH LATITUDES ACTIVE 20/20/20 MINOR STORM 05/05/05 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 01/01/01