[Ips-dsgr] SWS Daily Report - 09 May 22 issued 2330 UT on 09 May 2022 [SEC=OFFICIAL]

Regional Warning Centre rwc at ips.gov.au
Tue May 10 09:30:51 EST 2022


SUBJ: SWS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/09 MAY 2022 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
ASWAS SCALE DESCRIPTION: https://bit.ly/3lmaMBx
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 09 May: R0

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 09 May: 117/69


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             10 May             11 May             12 May
Activity     R0-R1		R0-R1		   R0-R1
Fadeouts     Possible           Possible           Possible
10.7cm/SSN   116/68             118/70             120/72

COMMENT: Solar flare activity on UT day 9-May was at R0 level, 
with four low-level C-class flares. Regions 3004 (S16W81, beta), 
3006 (S29W06, beta) and 3007 (S24E53, alpha) are the most active 
regions, responsible for the flaring activity. There is a slight 
chance of low-level M-class flares. Several large filaments are 
currently visible on the solar disk. A CME was observed in the 
coronagraph imagery late in the UT day at around 08/2300UT, associated 
with an earlier C8.2 solar flare produced by AR3007 at 08/1938UT. 
Model runs indicate that this CME is not geoeffective. No Earth-directed 
CMEs have been observed. Solar activity is expected to be at 
R0 levels over 10-12 May, with a chance of R1. The solar wind 
speed on 9-May varied between 295-322 km/s and is currently at 
308 km/s. The peak total interplanetary magnetic field strength 
(IMF; Bt) was 8 nT, and the north-south IMF component (Bz) range 
was +6 to -7 nT. Bz was briefly southward-oriented during the 
period 09/0347UT to 09/0528UT. The solar wind speed is expected 
to be mostly near background levels over the next three days.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 09 May: G0

Estimated Indices 09 May : A   K           
   Australian Region       3   22211100
      Darwin               5   22221111
      Townsville           4   22221101
      Learmonth            5   22222110
      Alice Springs        3   12211100
      Gingin               3   22211010
      Canberra             2   12211000
      Hobart               3   12212000    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 09 May :
      Macquarie Island     5   02323000
      Casey                4   22221010
      Mawson              13   34421132

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)
      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 May : A 
           Fredericksburg         7
           Planetary              8                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 08 May :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         7
           Planetary              6   3212 2212     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
10 May     7    G0
11 May     7    G0
12 May     8    G0

COMMENT: G0 geomagnetic conditions were observed in both the 
Australian and Antarctic regions on UT day 9-May. G0 conditions 
are likely for the Australian region during 10-12 May.

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

PCA Event : No event.

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

COMMENT: HF conditions were mostly normal on 9-May. Mostly normal 
propagation conditions are expected for 10-12 May. Short-wave 
fadeouts are possible.

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
09 May    70

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Mostly near predicted monthly values.
   Niue Island Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   Southern Australian Region:
      Enhanced by 15% during local day.
      Enhanced by 15% during local night.
      Enhanced by 20% after local dawn.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base/Davis/Mawson):
      Enhanced by 30% over the UT day.

Monthly T index:
Month  T index
Apr      77
May      51
Jun      54

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
10 May    70    Near to 15% above predicted monthly values
11 May    70    Near to 15% above predicted monthly values
12 May    70    Near to 15% above predicted monthly values

COMMENT: SWS SWF HF Communications Warning 41 was issued on 9 
May and is current for 9-11 May. Maximum usable frequencies (MUFs) 
on UT day 9-May were at near monthly predicted levels, to sightly 
enhanced. MUFs are expected to be near monthly predicted levels, 
to slightly enhanced over 10-12 May. Short-wave fadeouts are 
possible during this period.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 08 May
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   4.9E+04
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  3.7E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 2.70E+07   (normal fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 4%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: B4.8

DSCOVR Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 08 May
Speed: 319 km/sec  Density:    2.5 p/cc  Temp:    16800 K  Bz:  -2 nT

(Courtesy Space Weather Prediction Center, Boulder USA)
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