:Product: 20000829RSGA.txt :Issued: 2000 Aug 29 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 242 ISSUED AT 2200Z ON 29 AUG 2000 IA. ANALYSIS OF SOLAR ACTIVE REGIONS AND ACTIVITY FROM 28/2100Z TO 29/2100Z: SOLAR ACTIVITY HAS BEEN LOW. REGION 9147 (N04E53) PRODUCED AN C3/SN EVENT AT 29/1519Z. A FAINT SEVEN DEGREE LONG FILAMENT DISAPPEARD BETWEEN 29/0536-1600Z AT S37W45. IB. SOLAR ACTIVITY FORECAST: SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN LOW FOR THE FORECAST PERIOD, WITH A CHANCE FOR AN ISOLATED M-CLASS EVENT. IIA. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY SUMMARY 28/2100Z TO 29/2100Z: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD WAS AT UNSETTLED TO MAJOR STORM LEVELS FOR THE PERIOD. IIB. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY FORECAST: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS EXPECTED TO BE AT UNSETTLED TO ACTIVE LEVELS FOR THE FIRST DAY OF THE FORECAST WITH POSSIBLE MINOR STORM LEVELS DURING THE NIGHTTIME SECTORS. PREDOMINATELY UNSETTLED TO ACTIVE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH DAYS TWO AND THREE. THIS ACTIVITY IS DUE TO A WELL POSITIONED CORONAL HOLE. III. EVENT PROBABILITIES 30 AUG-01 SEP CLASS M 30/30/30 CLASS X 01/01/01 PROTON 01/01/01 PCAF GREEN IV. PENTICTON 10.7 CM FLUX OBSERVED 29 AUG 163 PREDICTED 30 AUG-01 SEP 165/165/165 90 DAY MEAN 29 AUG 182 V. GEOMAGNETIC A INDICES OBSERVED AFR/AP 28 AUG 017/021 ESTIMATED AFR/AP 29 AUG 035/030 PREDICTED AFR/AP 30 AUG-01 SEP 020/020-012/012-012/010 VI. GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY PROBABILITIES 30 AUG-01 SEP A. MIDDLE LATITUDES ACTIVE 35/25/25 MINOR STORM 15/10/10 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 05/05/05 B. HIGH LATITUDES ACTIVE 40/30/25 MINOR STORM 20/10/10 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 05/05/05