[Ips-dsgr] SWS Daily Report - 06 November 16 issued 2330 UT on 06 Nov 2016 [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

Regional Warning Centre rwc at ips.gov.au
Mon Nov 7 10:30:36 EST 2016


SUBJ: SWS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/06 NOVEMBER 2016 BY Space Weather Services
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 06 NOVEMBER AND FORECAST FOR 07 NOVEMBER - 09 NOVEMBER
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:** YELLOW **     ION: ** YELLOW **
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 06 Nov:  Very low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 06 Nov:  76/14


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             07 Nov             08 Nov             09 Nov
Activity     Very low           Very low           Very low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN    75/13              75/13              78/17

COMMENT: Solar activity was Very Low for the UT day, 6 November. 
Solar activity is expected to remain Very Low for the next three 
UT days, 7-9 November. The 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. The 
analysis shows that this CME is likely to become geoeffective 
on 8 November. DSCOVR plots show that over the last 24 hours 
the solar wind speed was varying in the range 300-330 km/s, currently 
at 310 km/s. The total Interplanetary Magnetic Field (IMF) Bt 
varied from 2 to 5 nT. The Bz component of the IMF fluctuated 
between -5/+3 nT. Expect the solar wind to remain near its nominal 
levels during the next UT day, 7 November.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 06 Nov: Quiet

Estimated Indices 06 Nov : A   K           
   Australian Region       4   11122111
      Cocos Island         1   010-----
      Darwin               3   11111---
      Townsville           5   11222112
      Learmonth            4   11122---
      Alice Springs        3   1112210-
      Norfolk Island       3   11122011
      Culgoora             6   22222122
      Gingin               4   11122---
      Camden               4   11222111
      Canberra             2   01112001
      Launceston           6   12223121
      Hobart               5   12223011    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 06 Nov :
      Macquarie Island    10   01234---
      Casey               17   34431---
      Mawson               7   3122310-

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 06 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 06 Nov : A 
           Fredericksburg         5
           Planetary              5                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 05 Nov :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         2
           Planetary              2   1010 0000     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
07 Nov    16    Unsettled to Active
08 Nov    40    Minor to Major Storm
09 Nov    12    Unsettled to Active

COMMENT: SWS Geomagnetic Warning 47 was issued on 6 November 
and is current for 8 Nov only. Geomagnetic activity in the Australian 
region was Quiet over the UT day, 6 November. In the Antarctic 
region isolated Unsettled and Active levels were also observed. 
Expect mostly Quiet conditions in the Australian region for the 
next UT day, 7 November. On 8 November a CME is expected to arrive 
at Earth and it may cause a Minor to Major Storm. There is a 
chance that the CME will arrive at the end of the UT day of 7 
November, resulting in increased geomagnetic activity.

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

PCA Event : No event.

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

COMMENT: Mostly normal MUFs were observed for the UT day, 6 November. 
Expect similar conditions to prevail during the next UT day, 
7 November. Expect some degradation in HF communication on the 
second and third UT days, 8-9 October, because a minor to major 
geomagnetic storm may occur.

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
06 Nov    10

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day.
      Depressed by 25% during local night.
   Niue Island Region:
      No data available during local day.
      No data available during local night.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Depressed by 25% during local day.
      Near predicted monthly values during local night.
   Southern Australian Region:
      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
07 Nov    20    Near predicted monthly values
08 Nov   -10    Depressed 5 to 35%/near predicted monthly values
09 Nov     0    Depressed 5 to 35%/near predicted monthly values

COMMENT: SWS Preliminary HF Communications Warning 52 was issued 
on 6 November and is current for 8-9 Nov. Mostly normal MUFs 
were observed for the UT day, 6 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 
UT day, 7 November, for low and mid latitudes, with some degradation 
in HF communication at high latitudes. Depressed conditions are 
expected on 8-9 November as a result of increased geomagnetic 
activity due to a CME.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 05 Nov
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   2.1E+06
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.5E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 1.70E+08   (moderate fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability:14%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: A6.4

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 05 Nov
Speed: 353 km/sec  Density:    4.4 p/cc  Temp:     7880 K  Bz:   1 nT

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