From rwc at ips.gov.au Mon Jan 1 09:40:35 2018 From: rwc at ips.gov.au (rwc) Date: Mon, 01 Jan 2018 09:40:35 +1100 Subject: [Ips-geo-warning] SWS GEOMAGNETIC WARNING issued 2240 UT on 31 Dec 2017 [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED] Message-ID: <20171231224035.930CD60C4D3E@sws-aurora.sws.bom.gov.au> SUBJ: SWS GEOMAGNETIC DISTURBANCE WARNING 17/63 ISSUED AT 2239UT/31 DECEMBER 2017 BY THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE. Magnetic conditions could reach active to minor storm levels on 1 Jan and mostly to unsettled to active levels on 2 Jan. The forecasted active conditions are due to a recurrent positive polarity Northern Hemisphere coronal hole which has reached geoeffective location on the solar disk. The aurora may be visible on the local night of 1 Jan from Tasmania and southern parts of Victoria Australia. INCREASED GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY EXPECTED DUE TO CORONAL HOLE HIGH SPEED WIND STREAM FROM 01-02 JANUARY 2018 _____________________________________________________________ GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY FORECAST 01 Jan: Active 02 Jan: Unsettled to Active Space Weather Services email: asfc at bom.gov.au Bureau of Meteorology PO Box 1386 WWW: http://www.sws.bom.gov.au Haymarket NSW 1240 AUSTRALIA FTP: ftp://ftp-out.sws.bom.gov.au tel: +61 2 9213 8010 fax: +61 2 9213 8060 IMPORTANT: This e-mail, including any attachments, may contain, confidential or copyright information. The views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, unless specifically stated to be the views of SWS. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender immediately and delete all copies of this e-mail and attachments. To unsubscribe from an IPS mail list either send an email to "MAIL_LIST"-leave at ips.gov.au or go to http://www.sws.bom.gov.au/mailman/listinfo/"MAIL_LIST". Information about training can be obtained from http://www.sws.bom.gov.au/mailman/listinfo/ips-training. General information is available from http://www.sws.bom.gov.au/mailman/listinfo/ips-info.