[Ips-dsgr] SWS Daily Report - 01 November 16 issued 2330 UT on 01 Nov 2016 [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

Regional Warning Centre rwc at ips.gov.au
Wed Nov 2 10:30:38 EST 2016


SUBJ: SWS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/01 NOVEMBER 2016 BY Space Weather Services
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 01 NOVEMBER AND FORECAST FOR 02 NOVEMBER - 04 NOVEMBER
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 01 Nov:  Very low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 01 Nov:  77/16


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             02 Nov             03 Nov             04 Nov
Activity     Very low           Very low           Very low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN    76/14              74/11              72/8

COMMENT: Solar activity was Very Low for the UT day, 1 November. 
Solar activity is expected to remain Very Low for the next three 
UT days, 2-4 November. No Earthward bound CMEs observed with 
available SOHO imagery. DSCOVR plots show the solar wind speed 
was varying in the range 450-515 km/s over the last 24 hours 
and is currently 470 km/s. The total Interplanetary Magnetic 
Field (IMF) Bt varied from 3 to 7 nT. The Bz component of the 
IMF fluctuated between -6/+5 nT. The Bz component was predominately 
negative between 05 UT and 16 UT. The large recurrent positive 
polarity coronal hole has nearly rotated around the west limb 
with the southern part still geoeffective. Expect the solar wind 
to remain elevated today, 2 November, however to tend toward 
a decline with a return to nominal levels.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 01 Nov: Quiet to Active

Estimated Indices 01 Nov : A   K           
   Australian Region      10   11243223
      Cocos Island         5   11122222
      Darwin               7   11232222
      Townsville          10   11243223
      Learmonth           12   12244223
      Alice Springs        7   01233222
      Norfolk Island       7   10233222
      Culgoora             8   12232223
      Gingin              12   11244223
      Camden               9   11243222
      Canberra             6   01232212
      Launceston          13   12253223
      Hobart              12   -2243223    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 01 Nov :
      Macquarie Island    27   01275222
      Casey               13   24333223
      Mawson              14   33333412

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 01 Nov : 
      Darwin               0   (Quiet)
      Townsville           0   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Alice Springs        0   (Quiet)
      Gingin               2   (Quiet)
      Canberra            12   (Quiet)
      Melbourne           NA

Pc3 pulsations are high frequency (10-45 second period) variations 
of the Earths magnetic field. Daily pc3-indices are the daily sum 
of 20 minute pc3-indices for that station and have been shown to be
well correlated with rejection of high resolution aeromagnetic
survey flight-line data. 

NOTE: Indices may have been generated from data obtained in 
cooperation with the following organisations: Geoscience Australia, 
University of Newcastle Space Physics Group, Australian Government 
Antarctic Division and International Center for Space Weather 
Science and Education, Japan.


Estimated AFr/Ap Indices 01 Nov : A 
           Fredericksburg         9
           Planetary             10                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 31 Oct :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         8
           Planetary              8   2322 2111     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
02 Nov    10    Quiet to Unsettled
03 Nov     8    Quiet
04 Nov     8    Quiet

COMMENT: Geomagnetic activity in the Australian region was Quiet 
with isolated cases of Unsettled to Active levels over the UT 
day, 1 November. In the Antarctic region isolated storm levels 
were also observed. Expect Quiet to Unsettled conditions in the 
Australian region for the next day, 2 November, and Quiet conditions 
with isolated cases of Unsettled levels at higher latitudes for 
the next 2 UT days, 03-04 November.

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3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
01 Nov      Normal         Normal-fair    Fair-normal    

PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
02 Nov      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair
03 Nov      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair
04 Nov      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair

COMMENT: Normal to depressed MUFs were observed for the UT day, 
1 November. Expect normal conditions to prevail today, 2 November 
with some degradation in HF communication at high latitudes.

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
01 Nov    12

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Enhanced by 15% during local day.
      Near predicted monthly values during local night.
   Niue Island Region:
      Depressed by 20% during local day.
      Near predicted monthly values during local night.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Mostly near predicted monthly values.
   Southern Australian Region:
      Mostly near predicted monthly values.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base/Davis/Mawson):
      Near predicted monthly values over the UT day.

Monthly T index:
Month  T index
Oct      10
Nov      26
Dec      25

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
02 Nov    20    Near predicted monthly values/depressed 5 to 
                15%
03 Nov    20    Near predicted monthly values/depressed 5 to 
                15%
04 Nov    20    Near predicted monthly values/depressed 5 to 
                15%

COMMENT: Normal to mildly depressed MUFs were observed for the 
UT day, 1 November, in the Aus/NZ region. Expect normal to mildly 
depressed conditions to prevail for today, 2 November with some 
degradation in HF communication at high latitudes. Note, there 
were periods of sporadic E observed in the Australian region.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 31 Oct
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   4.5E+06
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.4E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 9.20E+08   (high fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability:29%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: A7.6

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 31 Oct
Speed: 509 km/sec  Density:    2.5 p/cc  Temp:   105000 K  Bz:  -1 nT

(Courtesy Space Weather Prediction Center, Boulder USA)
ACE data can be incorrect during strong proton events.
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