:Product: 19990710RSGA.txt :Issued: 1999 Jul 10 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 191 ISSUED AT 2200Z ON 10 JUL 1999 IA. ANALYSIS OF SOLAR ACTIVE REGIONS AND ACTIVITY FROM 09/2100Z TO 10/2100Z: SOLAR ACTIVITY WAS LOW. REGION 8629 (N23W84) PRODUCED THE LARGEST FLARE OF THE PAST DAY, A C6/SF AT 09/2239UT. GROWTH IN THIS ACTIVE REGION SEEMS TO BE SLOWING; HOWEVER, LIMB PROXIMITY MAKES ANALYSIS UNCERTAIN. REGIONS 8615 (S31W40) AND 8627 (S12E47) ALSO PRODUCED C-LEVEL FLARES. NONE OF THE REGIONS APPEAR SIGNIFICANTLY COMPLEX. IB. SOLAR ACTIVITY FORECAST: SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE LOW. C-CLASS ACTIVITY IS PROBABLE IN REGIONS 8615, 8627, AND 8629. AN ISOLATED M-CLASS FLARE IS POSSIBLE IN REGION 8629 BEFORE IT EXITS THE VISIBLE DISK. IIA. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY SUMMARY FROM 09/2100Z TO 10/2100Z: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD WAS QUIET. IIB. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY FORECAST: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS EXPECTED TO BE QUIET. III. EVENT PROBABILITIES 11 JUL-13 JUL CLASS M 30/30/30 CLASS X 01/01/01 PROTON 01/01/01 PCAF GREEN IV. PENTICTON 10.7 CM FLUX OBSERVED 10 JUL 156 PREDICTED 11 JUL-13 JUL 158/158/156 90 DAY MEAN 10 JUL 151 V. GEOMAGNETIC A INDICES OBSERVED AFR/AP 09 JUL 005/006 ESTIMATED AFR/AP 10 JUL 004/005 PREDICTED AFR/AP 11 JUL-13 JUL 005/005-005/005-005/005 VI. GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY PROBABILITIES 11 JUL-13 JUL A. MIDDLE LATITUDES ACTIVE 10/10/10 MINOR STORM 01/01/01 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 01/01/01 B. HIGH LATITUDES ACTIVE 15/15/15 MINOR STORM 01/01/01 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 01/01/01