:Product: 0329RSGA.txt :Issued: 2013 Mar 29 2200 UTC # Prepared jointly by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, # Space Weather Prediction Center and the U.S. Air Force. # Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Geophysical Activity Report and Forecast SDF Number 88 Issued at 2200Z on 29 Mar 2013 IA. Analysis of Solar Active Regions and Activity from 28/2100Z to 29/2100Z: Solar activity has been at very low levels for the past 24 hours. There are currently 5 numbered sunspot regions on the disk. IB. Solar Activity Forecast: Solar activity is expected to be very low with a chance for a C-class flares on days one, two, and three (30 Mar, 31 Mar, 01 Apr). IIA. Geophysical Activity Summary 28/2100Z to 29/2100Z: The geomagnetic field has been at quiet to minor storm levels for the past 24 hours. Solar wind speed, as measured by the ACE spacecraft, reached a peak speed of 534 km/s at 29/2059Z. Total IMF reached 11 nT at 29/1439Z. The maximum southward component of Bz reached -11 nT at 29/1439Z. Electrons greater than 2 MeV at geosynchronous orbit reached a peak level of 577 pfu. IIB. Geophysical Activity Forecast: The geomagnetic field is expected to be at quiet to minor storm levels on day one (30 Mar), quiet to unsettled levels on day two (31 Mar) and quiet levels on day three (01 Apr). III. Event probabilities 30 Mar-01 Apr Class M 05/05/05 Class X 01/01/01 Proton 01/01/01 PCAF green IV. Penticton 10.7 cm Flux Observed 29 Mar 105 Predicted 30 Mar-01 Apr 110/110/115 90 Day Mean 29 Mar 115 V. Geomagnetic A Indices Observed Afr/Ap 28 Mar 010/009 Estimated Afr/Ap 29 Mar 017/023 Predicted Afr/Ap 30 Mar-01 Apr 013/015-008/008-005/005 VI. Geomagnetic Activity Probabilities 30 Mar-01 Apr A. Middle Latitudes Active 40/20/05 Minor Storm 15/05/01 Major-severe storm 01/01/01 B. High Latitudes Active 15/15/15 Minor Storm 20/30/15 Major-severe storm 25/25/05