[Ips-dsgr] SWS Daily Report - 09 May 21 issued 2330 UT on 09 May 2021

Regional Warning Centre rwc at ips.gov.au
Mon May 10 09:30:08 EST 2021


SUBJ: SWS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/09 MAY 2021 BY Space Weather Services
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 09 MAY AND FORECAST FOR 10 MAY - 12 MAY
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:** YELLOW **   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 09 May:  Low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 09 May:  76/14


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             10 May             11 May             12 May
Activity     Low to moderate    Low to moderate    Low to moderate
Fadeouts     Possible           Possible           Possible
10.7cm/SSN    77/16              77/16              79/19

COMMENT: Solar activity was low on UT day 9 May due to two C-class 
flares from active region 2822. The largest flare was C4.0 which 
peaked at 09/1358. A disappearing filament was observed at the 
beginning of UT day 9 May in the southeast quadrant. This event 
seems to be associated with a CME observed in STEREO-A images 
since 9/1123 UT. A partial halo CME was observed in STEREO-A 
images after 9/15:38. Preliminary analysis shows that the 2nd 
CME could be geoeffective. Further analysis for the two CMEs 
will be completed when more images will be available. Solar activity 
is expected to be low to moderate for the next three UT days, 
10-12 May, with a chance of M-class flares. On UT day 9 May, 
the solar wind speed was near its nominal levels, 300-340 km/s. 
The IMF (Bt) peaked at 8 nT and the north-south component of 
IMF (Bz) range was +8/-4 nT. The solar wind speed is expected 
to stay near its background levels on UT days 10-11 May. Some 
enhancements are possible on 12 May due to coronal hole effects.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 09 May: Quiet

Estimated Indices 09 May : A   K           
   Australian Region       1   01000101
      Cocos Island         0   00000001
      Darwin               1   01110101
      Townsville           2   01111101
      Learmonth            1   01110101
      Alice Springs        1   01000101
      Gingin               0   1000010-
      Canberra             0   01000100
      Hobart               0   00001100    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 09 May :
      Macquarie Island     0   0000----
      Casey                1   02100100
      Mawson               2   11200110

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 09 May : 
      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 09 May : A 
           Fredericksburg         7
           Planetary              7                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 08 May :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         4
           Planetary              2   1001 1011     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
10 May     7    Quiet
11 May     7    Quiet
12 May     8    Quiet to Unsettled

COMMENT: Geomagnetic conditions in the Australian and Antarctic 
regions were quiet on UT day 9 May. Mostly quiet global geomagnetic 
conditions are expected on UT days 10-11 May and quiet to unsettled 
on 12 May.

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

PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
10 May      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair
11 May      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair
12 May      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair

COMMENT: Mostly normal HF propagation conditions are expected 
on UT days 10-12 May. Fadeouts are possible in the sunlit regions.

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
09 May     1

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      No data available.
   Niue Island Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day.
      Depressed by 15% during local night.
      Depressed by 25% after local dawn.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Depressed by 20% during local day.
      Depressed by 15% during local night.
   Southern Australian Region:
      Depressed by 20% during local day.
      Enhanced 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
Apr      12
May      21
Jun      24

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
10 May     5    Near predicted monthly values/depressed 15 to 
                25%
11 May     5    Near predicted monthly values/depressed 15 to 
                25%
12 May     5    Near predicted monthly values

COMMENT: SWS SWF HF Communications Warning 13 was issued on 8 
May and is current for 9-11 May. MUFs in the Australian region 
on UT day 9 May were mostly mildly depressed. In the Australian 
region, MUFs are expected to be mostly near predicted monthly 
values on UT days 10-12 May with possible mild depressions. Fadeouts 
are possible in the sunlit regions.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 08 May
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   1.4E+05
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  4.4E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 6.60E+06   (normal fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 1%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: A6.0

DSCOVR Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 08 May
Speed: 317 km/sec  Density:    5.6 p/cc  Temp:    60200 K  Bz:   1 nT

(Courtesy Space Weather Prediction Center, Boulder USA)
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