:Product: 19990324RSGA.txt :Issued: 1999 Mar 24 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 083 ISSUED AT 2200Z ON 24 MAR 1999 IA. ANALYSIS OF SOLAR ACTIVE REGIONS AND ACTIVITY FROM 23/2100Z TO 24/2100Z: SOLAR ACTIVITY WAS VERY LOW. ONLY A FEW SMALL B-CLASS FLARES OCCURRED. NO OPTICAL FLARE REPORTS WERE RECEIVED. NEW REGION 8499 (N23W39) EMERGED ON THE DISK. IB. SOLAR ACTIVITY FORECAST: SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE VERY LOW TO LOW. IIA. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY SUMMARY FROM 23/2100Z TO 24/2100Z: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD WAS QUIET. IIB. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY FORECAST: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS EXPECTED TO BE QUIET TO UNSETTLED. III. EVENT PROBABILITIES 25 MAR-27 MAR CLASS M 01/01/01 CLASS X 01/01/01 PROTON 01/01/01 PCAF GREEN IV. PENTICTON 10.7 CM FLUX OBSERVED 24 MAR 108 PREDICTED 25 MAR-27 MAR 110/115/120 90 DAY MEAN 24 MAR 141 V. GEOMAGNETIC A INDICES OBSERVED AFR/AP 23 MAR 007/005 ESTIMATED AFR/AP 24 MAR 005/008 PREDICTED AFR/AP 25 MAR-27 MAR 015/010-010/010-010/010 VI. GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY PROBABILITIES 25 MAR-27 MAR A. MIDDLE LATITUDES ACTIVE 25/25/25 MINOR STORM 15/10/10 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 05/05/01 B. HIGH LATITUDES ACTIVE 25/25/25 MINOR STORM 15/10/10 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 10/05/01