:Product: 19990328RSGA.txt :Issued: 1999 Mar 28 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 087 ISSUED AT 2200Z ON 28 MAR 1999 IA. ANALYSIS OF SOLAR ACTIVE REGIONS AND ACTIVITY FROM 27/2100Z TO 28/2100Z: SOLAR ACTIVITY WAS VERY LOW. LITTLE OF INTEREST OCCURRED. ONE NEW SPOT GROUP WAS NUMBERED, REGION 8502 (S25E71). IB. SOLAR ACTIVITY FORECAST: SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE VERY LOW. IIA. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY SUMMARY FROM 27/2100Z TO 28/2100Z: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD WAS QUIET TO UNSETTLED. IIB. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY FORECAST: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST AT QUIET TO UNSETTLED LEVELS THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD. A HISH SPEED STREAM SHOULD ELEVATE ACTIVITY SLIGHTLY MARCH 30-31. III. EVENT PROBABILITIES 29 MAR-31 MAR CLASS M 01/01/01 CLASS X 01/01/01 PROTON 01/01/01 PCAF GREEN IV. PENTICTON 10.7 CM FLUX OBSERVED 28 MAR 103 PREDICTED 29 MAR-31 MAR 105/110/110 90 DAY MEAN 28 MAR 139 V. GEOMAGNETIC A INDICES OBSERVED AFR/AP 27 MAR 003/004 ESTIMATED AFR/AP 28 MAR 008/008 PREDICTED AFR/AP 29 MAR-31 MAR 010/008-015/015-015/015 VI. GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY PROBABILITIES 29 MAR-31 MAR A. MIDDLE LATITUDES ACTIVE 20/25/25 MINOR STORM 05/10/10 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 01/01/01 B. HIGH LATITUDES ACTIVE 20/25/25 MINOR STORM 05/10/10 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 01/01/01