:Product: 19990616RSGA.txt :Issued: 1999 Jun 16 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 167 ISSUED AT 2200Z ON 16 JUN 1999 IA. ANALYSIS OF SOLAR ACTIVE REGIONS AND ACTIVITY FROM 15/2100Z TO 16/2100Z: SOLAR ACTIVITY WAS LOW. REGION 8585 (N37E28) PRODUCED A C3/1F AT 16/0509Z. THIS EVENT ALSO CORRESPONDED WITH A CME SEEN ON THE LASCO IMAGES. AN OPTICALLY UNCORRELATD TYPE II RADIO SWEEP (SPEED 700 KM/S) OCCURRED AT 16/0328Z. A NEW REGION WAS NUMBERED TODAY AS REGION 8589 (N28E04). IB. SOLAR ACTIVITY FORECAST: SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE LOW WITH AN ISOLATED CHANCE FOR AN M-CLASS EVENT. IIA. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY SUMMARY FROM 15/2100Z TO 16/2100Z: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD WAS QUIET TO UNSETTLED. IIB. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY FORECAST: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS EXPECTED TO BE QUIET TO UNSETTLED THROUGH THE PERIOD. III. EVENT PROBABILITIES 17 JUN-19 JUN CLASS M 20/20/20 CLASS X 05/05/05 PROTON 01/01/01 PCAF GREEN IV. PENTICTON 10.7 CM FLUX OBSERVED 16 JUN 153 PREDICTED 17 JUN-19 JUN 150/150/145 90 DAY MEAN 16 JUN 136 V. GEOMAGNETIC A INDICES OBSERVED AFR/AP 15 JUN 004/008 ESTIMATED AFR/AP 16 JUN 005/008 PREDICTED AFR/AP 17 JUN-19 JUN 005/010-005/007-005/007 VI. GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY PROBABILITIES 17 JUN-19 JUN A. MIDDLE LATITUDES ACTIVE 20/20/20 MINOR STORM 05/05/05 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 01/01/01 B. HIGH LATITUDES ACTIVE 25/25/25 MINOR STORM 05/05/05 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 01/01/01