[Ips-dsgr] SWS Daily Report - 28 November 17 issued 2342 UT on 28 Nov 2017 [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

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SUBJ: SWS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/28 NOVEMBER 2017 BY Space Weather Services
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 28 NOVEMBER AND FORECAST FOR 29 NOVEMBER - 01 DECEMBER
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 28 Nov:  Very low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 28 Nov:  72/8


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             29 Nov             30 Nov             01 Dec
Activity     Very low to low    Very low to low    Very low to low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN    72/8               71/6               70/5

COMMENT: Solar activity was Very Low over the last 24 hours. 
Region 2689 (N13W48) showed signs of decay over the last 24 hours. 
The long filament located in the southwest quadrant remains quiet. 
No earth directed CME's observed in LASCO C2 imagery. Solar wind 
speed was elevated due to the effects of a equatorially located 
negative-polarity coronal hole, ranging between 450km/s-500km/s 
between 00UT-08UT after which it has gradually declined to be 
~~430km/s at the time of this report. Bz ranged between -8nT and 
+6nT with notable southward periods in the first half of the 
UT day. Solar wind speeds are expected to trend towards ambient 
levels over the next 12 hours. An increase in solar wind is expected 
late 29Nov/early 30Nov due to the effects of a southern hemisphere 
polar extending negative polarity coronal hole. Very Low to Low 
solar flare activity is expected for the next three days with 
the slight chance of C-class events.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 28 Nov: Quiet to Unsettled

Estimated Indices 28 Nov : A   K           
   Australian Region       6   22123121
      Cocos Island         4   21111121
      Darwin               5   21122112
      Townsville           8   22123132
      Learmonth            8   32223121
      Alice Springs        4   21122011
      Norfolk Island       6   22123121
      Culgoora             6   22123022
      Gingin               7   32123021
      Camden               7   22223022
      Canberra             5   22122021
      Launceston          10   33223132
      Hobart               6   22223021    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 28 Nov :
      Macquarie Island    13   32245011
      Casey               22   35632122
      Mawson              14   34432132
      Davis               15   24443221

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 28 Nov : 
      Darwin               0   (Quiet)
      Townsville           0   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Alice Springs        0   (Quiet)
      Gingin               4   (Quiet)
      Canberra             3   (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 28 Nov : A 
           Fredericksburg         8
           Planetary              9                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 27 Nov :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         4
           Planetary              4   1110 1112     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
29 Nov    14    Unsettled to Active
30 Nov    11    Unsettled
01 Dec     6    Quiet

COMMENT: Geomagnetic conditions were mostly Quiet to Unsettled 
across the Australian region for 28Nov due to weak coronal hole 
effects. Quiet to Unsettled conditions are expected for 29Nov 
with possible Active periods late_29Nov/early_30Nov due to the 
effects of southern hemisphere located negative polarity coronal 
hole. Mostly Unsettled conditions forecast for 30Nov and Quiet 
conditions for 01Dec.

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

PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
29 Nov      Normal         Normal-fair    Normal-fair
30 Nov      Normal         Normal-fair    Normal-fair
01 Dec      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair

COMMENT: Periods of depressed MUFs observed in the first half 
of the UT day for low-mid latitudes 28Nov, with otherwise near 
predicted monthly values in the latter half of the UT day. Similar 
HF conditions expected for the next 3 days with chance of depressed 
MUFs for mid-high latitudes due to elevated geomagnetic activity 
29Nov-30Nov.

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
28 Nov    -5

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      No data available.
   Niue Island Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day.
      Depressed by 30% 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.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base/Davis/Mawson):
      Near predicted monthly values over the UT day.

Monthly T index:
Month  T index
Oct      4
Nov      5
Dec      4

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
29 Nov     0    Near predicted monthly values/depressed 10 to 
                30%
30 Nov    -5    Near predicted monthly values/depressed 10 to 
                30%
01 Dec     5    Near predicted monthly values

COMMENT: MUFs near predicted monthly values for most regions 
over the last 24 hours with notable depressions of ~20% for Equatorial 
and Northern AUS regions. Possible MUF depressions of 10%-30% 
for Southern AUS/NZ regions and disturbed ionospheric support 
for Antarctic regions 29Nov-30Nov due to anticipated increase 
in geomagnetic activity. MUFs expected to be near predicted monthly 
values 01Dec.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 27 Nov
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   4.7E+07
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.6E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 1.20E+07   (normal fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 2%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: A5.2

DSCOVR Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 27 Nov
Speed: 408 km/sec  Density:    9.2 p/cc  Temp:   116000 K  Bz:   2 nT

(Courtesy Space Weather Prediction Center, Boulder USA)
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