:Product: 20000821RSGA.txt :Issued: 2000 Aug 21 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 234 ISSUED AT 2200Z ON 21 AUG 2000 IA. ANALYSIS OF SOLAR ACTIVE REGIONS AND ACTIVITY FROM 20/2100Z TO 21/2100Z: SOLAR ACTIVITY WAS LOW. SEVERAL MINOR C-CLASS EVENTS OCCURRED DURING THE PERIOD. THE LARGEST EVENT WAS A C4/1F AT 21/0538Z FROM REGION 9125. MODERATE GROWTH CONTINUED IN REGION 9139. NO NEW REGIONS WERE NUMBERED. IB. SOLAR ACTIVITY FORECAST: SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN AT LOW LEVELS WITH THE CHANCE OF AN ISOLATED MINOR M-CLASS EVENT POSSIBLE. IIA. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY SUMMARY 20/2100Z TO 21/2100Z: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD WAS MOSTLY QUIET TO UNSETTLED WITH ONE ISOLATED PERIOD OF ACTIVE CONDITIONS OBSERVED FROM 21/0900Z - 21/1200Z. IIB. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY FORECAST: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS EXPECTED TO BE QUIET TO UNSETTLED. III. EVENT PROBABILITIES 22 AUG-24 AUG CLASS M 25/25/25 CLASS X 05/05/05 PROTON 01/01/01 PCAF GREEN IV. PENTICTON 10.7 CM FLUX OBSERVED 21 AUG 151 PREDICTED 22 AUG-24 AUG 145/135/130 90 DAY MEAN 21 AUG 183 V. GEOMAGNETIC A INDICES OBSERVED AFR/AP 20 AUG 003/007 ESTIMATED AFR/AP 21 AUG 008/010 PREDICTED AFR/AP 22 AUG-24 AUG 010/010-010/015-010/012 VI. GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY PROBABILITIES 22 AUG-24 AUG A. MIDDLE LATITUDES ACTIVE 25/25/25 MINOR STORM 05/05/05 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 01/01/01 B. HIGH LATITUDES ACTIVE 30/30/30 MINOR STORM 10/10/10 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 01/01/01