From rwc at ips.gov.au Fri Jan 1 10:20:08 2016 From: rwc at ips.gov.au (Regional Warning Centre) Date: Fri, 01 Jan 2016 10:20:08 +1100 Subject: [Ips-aurora-alert] IPS AURORA ALERT HIGH LATITUDES issued 2320 UT on 31 Dec 2015 [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED] Message-ID: <20151231232008.B092C9F646@sws-vm05.bom.gov.au> SUBJ: IPS AURORA ALERT HIGH LATITUDES ISSUED AT 2320 UT ON 31 Dec 2015 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE GEOMAGNETIC STORM IN PROGRESS. AURORA MAY BE OBSERVED DURING LOCAL NIGHT TIME HOURS IN GOOD OBSERVING CONDITIONS AT HIGH LATITUDES. Follow the progress of this event on the IPS web site by following the links to the Space Weather Status Panel, Home > Space Weather IPS would appreciate any feedback from people observing an aurora giving details of location and time. Please provide details at: http://www.ips.gov.au/Geophysical/2/5 Previous reports of observed aurora are archived under http://listserver.ips.gov.au/mailman/listinfo/ips-aurora-sightings More information about IPS Aurora Alerts can be found under our mailing list by following the links, Home > Products and Services > Mailing List This alert is not subject to forecaster validation. It is automatically issued from autoscaled data which may produce a false alarm on rare occasions. Space Weather Services email: asfc at ips.gov.au Bureau of Meteorology PO Box 1386 WWW: http://www.sws.bom.gov.au Haymarket NSW 1240 AUSTRALIA FTP: ftp://ftp-out.sws.bom.gov.au tel: +61 2 9213 8010 fax: +61 2 9213 8060 IMPORTANT: This e-mail, including any attachments, may contain, confidential or copyright information. The views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, unless specifically stated to be the views of IPS. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender immediately and delete all copies of this e-mail and attachments. To unsubscribe from an IPS mail list either send an email to "MAIL_LIST"-leave at ips.gov.au or go to http://www.sws.bom.gov.au/mailman/listinfo/"MAIL_LIST". Information about training can be obtained from http://www.sws.bom.gov.au/mailman/listinfo/ips-training. General information is available from http://www.sws.bom.gov.au/mailman/listinfo/ips-info.