[Ips-dsgr] SWS Daily Report - 05 November 16 issued 2340 UT on 05 Nov 2016 [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

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SUBJ: SWS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/05 NOVEMBER 2016 BY Space Weather Services
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 05 NOVEMBER AND FORECAST FOR 06 NOVEMBER - 08 NOVEMBER
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:** RED **     ION: ** YELLOW **
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 05 Nov:  Very low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 05 Nov:  77/16


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             06 Nov             07 Nov             08 Nov
Activity     Very low           Very low           Very low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN    78/17              78/17              75/13

COMMENT: Solar activity was Very Low for the UT day, 5 November. 
Solar activity is expected to remain Very Low for the next three 
UT days, 6-8 November. In the southwest quadrant a 12-degree-long 
filament lifted off after 4 November/0110 UT. A CME was detected 
in the available LASCO imagery after 4 November/0748 UT. The 
analysis shows that this CME does not seem to have a geoeffective 
component. Another filament has lifted off by 5 November/0400 
UT in the northwest quadrant; it is associated with a CME that 
is observed in SOHO/LASCO imagery after 5 November/0448 UT. A 
preliminary analysis shows that this CME is likely to become 
geoeffective on 8 November. More detailed analysis is pending. 
DSCOVR plots show that over the last 24 hours the solar wind 
speed was varying in the range 320-370 km/s, decreasing on average, 
currently at 330 km/s. The total Interplanetary Magnetic Field 
(IMF) Bt varied from 3 to 5 nT. The Bz component of the IMF fluctuated 
between -2/+2 nT and was predominately positive. Expect the solar 
wind to remain near its nominal levels during the next UT day, 
6 November.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 05 Nov: Quiet

Estimated Indices 05 Nov : A   K           
   Australian Region       2   21100002
      Cocos Island         1   1110000-
      Darwin               1   2110000-
      Townsville           2   21100011
      Learmonth            1   2100000-
      Alice Springs        1   2110000-
      Norfolk Island       2   21000012
      Culgoora             9   4--22122
      Gingin               1   2110000-
      Camden               2   21100001
      Canberra             0   10000001
      Launceston           3   22100002    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 05 Nov :
      Macquarie Island     1   1110000-
      Casey               12   4433100-
      Mawson               5   3222000-

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 05 Nov : 
      Darwin               0   (Quiet)
      Townsville           0   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Alice Springs        0   (Quiet)
      Gingin               0   (Quiet)
      Canberra             0   (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 05 Nov : A 
           Fredericksburg         4
           Planetary              5                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 04 Nov :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         3
           Planetary              4   2121 1101     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
06 Nov     8    Quiet
07 Nov    16    Quiet to Unsettled
08 Nov    40    Minor to Major Storm

COMMENT: Geomagnetic activity in the Australian region was Quiet 
over the UT day, 5 November. In the Antarctic region isolated 
Unsettled and Active levels were also observed. Expect mostly 
Quiet conditions in the Australian region for the next two UT 
days, 6-7 November. On 8 November a CME is expected to arrive 
at Earth and it may cause a Minor to Major Storm.

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

PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
06 Nov      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair
07 Nov      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair
08 Nov      Normal-fair    Fair           Fair-poor

COMMENT: Normal to mildly depressed MUFs were observed for the 
UT day, 5 November. Expect similar conditions to prevail during 
the next two UT days, 6-7 November. Expect some degradation in 
HF communication on the third UT day, 8 October, because a minor 
to major geomagnetic storm may occur.

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
05 Nov     3

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Depressed by 25% during local day.
      Depressed by 30% during local night.
   Niue Island Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day.
      Depressed by 20% during local night.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Depressed by 20% during local day.
      Near predicted monthly values during local night.
   Southern Australian Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day.
      Depressed by 15% during local night.
   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
06 Nov    10    Near predicted monthly values/depressed 5 to 
                20%
07 Nov    20    Near predicted monthly values/depressed 5 to 
                15%
08 Nov   -10    Depressed 5 to 35%/near predicted monthly values

COMMENT: Normal to mildly depressed MUFs were observed for the 
UT day, 5 November, in the Aus/NZ region. Note, there were periods 
of sporadic E observed in the Australian region. Expect similar 
conditions to prevail during the next two UT days, 6-7 November, 
for low and mid latitudes, with some degradation in HF communication 
at high latitudes. Depressed conditions are expected on 8 November 
as a result of increased geomagnetic activity due to a CME.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 04 Nov
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   3.4E+06
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.4E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 5.90E+07   (normal fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 8%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: A6.2

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 04 Nov
Speed: 381 km/sec  Density:    4.1 p/cc  Temp:    73000 K  Bz:   1 nT

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