:Product: 19991201RSGA.txt :Issued: 1999 Dec 01 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 335 ISSUED AT 2200Z ON 01 DEC 1999 IA. ANALYSIS OF SOLAR ACTIVE REGIONS AND ACTIVITY FROM 30/2100Z TO 01/2100Z: SOLAR ACTIVITY WAS LOW. ONLY A FEW SMALL FLARES OCCURRED SINCE YESTERDAY, ALL OF WHICH WERE IN REGION 8782 (N09W53). THIS REGION CONTINUES TO GROW BUT IS NOT YET DEVELOPING SIGNIFICANT MAGNETIC COMPLEXITY. NEW REGION 8785 (N14E71) ROTATED INTO VIEW. IB. SOLAR ACTIVITY FORECAST: SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE LOW. SMALL FLARES ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IN REGION 8782. IIA. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY SUMMARY FROM 30/2100Z TO 01/2100Z: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD WAS QUIET. IIB. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY FORECAST: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS EXPECTED TO BE QUIET AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 3-DAY FORECAST PERIOD. ACTIVITY MAY INCREASE BY THE THIRD DAY DUE TO A RETURNING CORONAL HOLE. III. EVENT PROBABILITIES 02 DEC-04 DEC CLASS M 20/20/20 CLASS X 01/01/01 PROTON 01/01/01 PCAF GREEN IV. PENTICTON 10.7 CM FLUX OBSERVED 01 DEC 165 PREDICTED 02 DEC-04 DEC 160/165/170 90 DAY MEAN 01 DEC 164 V. GEOMAGNETIC A INDICES OBSERVED AFR/AP 30 NOV 008/008 ESTIMATED AFR/AP 01 DEC 004/005 PREDICTED AFR/AP 02 DEC-04 DEC 005/005-005/005-010/020 VI. GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY PROBABILITIES 02 DEC-04 DEC A. MIDDLE LATITUDES ACTIVE 05/05/05 MINOR STORM 01/01/01 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 01/01/01 B. HIGH LATITUDES ACTIVE 10/10/10 MINOR STORM 01/01/01 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 01/01/01