[Ips-geo-warning] SWS GEOMAGNETIC WARNING issued 0152 UT on 29 Oct 2021

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SUBJ: SWS GEOMAGNETIC DISTURBANCE WARNING 21/34
ISSUED AT 0149UT/29 OCTOBER 2021
BY THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE.

AR2887 produced X1.0 flare at 28/1535 UT, which triggered a halo 
CME. The CME is expected to arrive at Earth in the first half 
of UT day 30 October. As a result, the geomagnetic conditions 
are expected to reach major storm levels with a chance of severe 
storm periods. The global Kp index may reach 7 (G3 storms). On 
the local night of 30 October (and maybe 31 October), aurora 
may be visible from Tasmania and the southern mainland coastal 
areas.

INCREASED GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY EXPECTED 
DUE TO CORONAL MASS EJECTION
FROM 30-31 OCTOBER 2021
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GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY FORECAST
30 Oct:  Quiet to Severe Storm
31 Oct:  Active to Major Storm

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