[Ips-geo-warning] IPS GEOMAGNETIC WARNING

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SUBJ: IPS GEOMAGNETIC DISTURBANCE WARNING 01/24
ISSUED AT 03/0633Z AUGUST 2001
BY THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE.

A WEAK SHOCK OF AROUND 60KM/SEC IN THE SOLAR WIND WAS 
OBSERVED AT 0624UT ON 03 Aug. SHOCK BELIEVED DUE
TO DISAPPEARING SOLAR FILAMENTS ON 30-31 JULy.

INCREASED GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY NOW EXPECTED
FOR REST OF 03 AUG AND FIRST HALF OF 04 AUGUST 2001
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GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY FORECAST 
03 Aug:  Active, minor storm periods expected local night hours.
04 Aug:  Active, declining to unsettled.   


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