[Ips-geo-warning] IPS GEOMAGNETIC WARNING issued 0007 UT on 08 Apr 2016 [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

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SUBJ: SWS GEOMAGNETIC DISTURBANCE WARNING 16/12
ISSUED AT 0006UT/08 APRIL 2016
BY THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE.

The geomagnetic conditions are currently at minor storm levels 
and is expected to remain at these levels for the next 6 -12 
hours. This is a combined effect of sustained strongly southwards 
IMF Bz starting from 07/1800 UT but with stable, weak solar wind 
speeds (380 km/s). However, the solar winds are expected to gradually 
increase later today in response to a small recurrent southern 
hemisphere coronal hole moving into a geoeffective location on 
the solar disk. The aurora may be visible from as low as some 
parts of the state of Victoria, Australia, on the local night 
of 8 April.

INCREASED GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY EXPECTED 
DUE TO CORONAL HOLE HIGH SPEED WIND STREAM
FROM 08-09 APRIL 2016
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GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY FORECAST
08 Apr:  Active
09 Apr:  Unsettled

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