[Ips-dsgr] SWS Daily Report - 09 October 21 issued 2331 UT on 09 Oct 2021

Regional Warning Centre rwc at ips.gov.au
Sun Oct 10 10:31:04 EST 2021


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

Flares    Max     Fadeout    Freq.  Sectors
 M1/--    0638UT  possible   lower  Mid East/Indian

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 09 Oct:  81/22


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             10 Oct             11 Oct             12 Oct
Activity     Low to moderate    Low to moderate    Low to moderate
Fadeouts     Possible           Possible           Possible
10.7cm/SSN    85/27              85/27              85/27

COMMENT: Solar activity was moderate on UT day 09 October, with 
one M-class flare from active region AR2882. The flare peaked 
at 09/0638 UT with a peak intensity of M1.6. It triggered a full-halo 
CME first observed in LASCO C2 imagery starting at 09/0712 UTC. 
The CME is expected to arrive at Earth on UT day 11 October at 
around 1700 UT +/- 6 hours. In addition, a possible filament 
eruption was observed in SDO304 imagery starting at 09/1748 UT 
centered at N20W30. This event is being further analysed to determine 
if it has triggered a CME. Low to moderate solar activity is 
expected for UT days 10-12 October with a slight chance of low 
M-class flares. On UT day 09 October, the solar wind speed was 
near its nominal level, varying between 280 km/s and 350 km/s. 
The total IMF (Bt) varied from 2 nT to 7 nT, and the north-south 
IMF (Bz) component range was +3/-5 nT. IMF(Bz) was mostly southward 
throughout the UT day. The solar wind speed is expected to be 
mostly near its nominal levels today, UT day 10 October. From 
UT day 11 October, the solar wind speed is expected to reach 
moderate to high levels in response to the arrival of the 09 
October CME combined with effects from an equatorial coronal 
hole reaching geoeffective location on the solar disk.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 09 Oct: Quiet

Estimated Indices 09 Oct : A   K           
   Australian Region       2   11102101
      Cocos Island         1   01102000
      Darwin               2   11102101
      Townsville           3   21002111
      Learmonth            3   12102102
      Alice Springs        2   11102001
      Gingin               3   11102111
      Canberra             1   010020--
      Hobart               2   11002101    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 09 Oct :
      Macquarie Island     1   00012000
      Casey                7   23222121
      Mawson              12   42122243

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 09 Oct : 
      Darwin               0   (Quiet)
      Townsville           0   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Alice Springs        0   (Quiet)
      Gingin               0   (Quiet)
      Canberra             0   (Quiet)
      Hobart               0   (Quiet)

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 Oct : A 
           Fredericksburg         7
           Planetary              7                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 08 Oct :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         3
           Planetary              4   2110 2121     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
10 Oct     5    Quiet
11 Oct    40    Minor Storm
12 Oct    15    Unsettled to Active

COMMENT: The geomagnetic conditions in the Australian region 
were quiet on UT day 09 October. In the Antarctic region the 
geomagnetic conditions were mostly quiet to unsettled. Mostly 
quiet global geomagnetic conditions with possible unsettled periods 
are expected for today, 10 October. On UT day 11 October, the 
geomagnetic conditions are expected to reach minor storm level 
with a chance of major storms. This is in response to the possible 
arrival of the 09 October CME combined with effects from an equatorial 
coronal hole.

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3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
09 Oct      Normal         Normal         Normal         

PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
10 Oct      Normal         Normal         Normal
11 Oct      Fair           Fair-poor      Poor
12 Oct      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair

COMMENT: HF propagation conditions were normal on 09 October. 
Normal HF conditions are expected for 10 October. Fair to poor 
conditions are expected on UT day 11 and 12 Oct. Shortwave fadeouts 
are possible for the next 3 UT days.

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
09 Oct    21

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day.
      Enhanced by 15% during local night.
   Niue Island Region:
      No data .
   Northern Australian Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   Southern Australian Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base/Davis/Mawson):
      Enhanced by 20% over the UT day.

Monthly T index:
Month  T index
Sep      24
Oct      29
Nov      33

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
10 Oct    20    Near predicted monthly values
11 Oct    20    Near predicted monthly values
12 Oct    15    Near predicted monthly values

COMMENT: MUFs in the Australian region on UT day 09 October were 
mostly near predicted monthly values. MUFs are likely to be mostly 
near predicted monthly values on UT days 10-11 October. MUFs 
are expected to be depressed on UT day 12 Oct, in response to 
the forecasted disturbed geomagnetic conditions. Shortwave fadeouts 
are possible for the next 3 UT days.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 08 Oct
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   5.2E+04
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  4.6E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 1.10E+06   (normal fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 1%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: B1.0

DSCOVR Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 08 Oct
Speed: 288 km/sec  Density:    9.6 p/cc  Temp:    29700 K  Bz:  -2 nT

(Courtesy Space Weather Prediction Center, Boulder USA)
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