[Ips-dsgr] SWS Daily Report - 27 November 18 issued 2330 UT on 27 Nov 2018 [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

Regional Warning Centre rwc at ips.gov.au
Wed Nov 28 10:30:18 EST 2018


SUBJ: SWS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/27 NOVEMBER 2018 BY Space Weather Services
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 27 NOVEMBER AND FORECAST FOR 28 NOVEMBER - 30 NOVEMBER
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:GREEN     ION: ** YELLOW **
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 27 Nov:  Very low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 27 Nov:  68/2


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             28 Nov             29 Nov             30 Nov
Activity     Very low           Very low           Very low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN    68/2               68/2               68/2

COMMENT: Solar activity remained Very Low on UT day 27 November. 
There is currently no sunspot group on the solar disc visible 
from the Earthside. No earth directed CMEs were observed in the 
available LASCO imagery up to 27/2206 UT. Over the last 24 hours, 
the solar wind speed showed a gradual increase from 290 km/s 
to around 425 km/s by 2300 UT. During this period, the total 
IMF (Bt) varied mostly between 3 nT and 7 nT and the north south 
component of IMF (Bz) varied between +5/-5 nT. The particle density 
varied between 5 and 15 ppcc on this day. Solar wind speed is 
expected to stay slightly enhanced to between around 350 and 
400 km/s on UT day 28 November and then gradually decline to 
normal levels. The solar activity is expected to stay Very Low 
for the next three days (UT days 28 to 30 November).

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 27 Nov: Quiet

Estimated Indices 27 Nov : A   K           
   Australian Region       5   12012222
      Cocos Island         5   22111221
      Darwin               5   12112222
      Townsville           7   12122223
      Learmonth            5   11022222
      Alice Springs        5   12012222
      Culgoora             5   12012222
      Gingin               1   01------
      Canberra             2   02001111
      Launceston           6   12112322
      Hobart               5   12012222    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 27 Nov :
      Macquarie Island     2   01001112
      Casey               11   23322323
      Mawson              15   41113344
      Davis               16   22223543

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 27 Nov : 
      Darwin               2   (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 27 Nov : A 
           Fredericksburg         5
           Planetary              6                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 26 Nov :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         2
           Planetary              1   0000 0000     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
28 Nov     5    Mostly quiet, isolated unsettled periods possible
29 Nov     4    Quiet
30 Nov     4    Quiet

COMMENT: Quiet geomagnetic conditions were observed in the Australian 
region on UT day 27 November. Global geomagnetic conditions are 
expected to stay mostly at quiet levels for the next three UT 
days (28 to 30 November) with a small possibility of some unsettled 
periods on 28 November.

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

PCA Event : No event.

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

COMMENT: Due to the very low levels of ionising radiation from 
the Sun, MUF depressions of 15 to 35% were observed on UT day 
27 November. Similar levels of MUF depressions may be expected 
for the next 3 days (UT days 28 to 30 November) as the levels 
of ionising radiation are likely to stay at very low levels throughout 
this period.

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
27 Nov   -39

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Niue Island Region:
      Depressed by 15% during local day.
      Depressed by 25% during local night.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day.
      Depressed by 35% 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      -17
Nov      -7
Dec      -7

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
28 Nov   -35    Near predicted monthly values/depressed 15 to 
                35%
29 Nov   -30    Near predicted monthly values/depressed 10 to 
                30%
30 Nov   -30    Near predicted monthly values/depressed 10 to 
                30%

COMMENT: SWS HF Communications Warning 18 was issued on 26 November 
and is current for 27-29 Nov. Due to the very low levels of ionising 
radiation from the Sun, MUF depressions of 15 to 35% were observed 
across the Australian region on UT day 27 November. Similar levels 
of MUF depressions in the Australian region may be expected for 
the next 3 days (UT days 28 to 30 November) as the levels of 
ionising radiation are likely to stay at very low levels throughout 
this period.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 26 Nov
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   4.0E+05
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.7E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 2.00E+06   (normal fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 1%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: A1.1

DSCOVR Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 26 Nov
Speed: 319 km/sec  Density:    4.6 p/cc  Temp:    15300 K  Bz:   1 nT

(Courtesy Space Weather Prediction Center, Boulder USA)
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