[ips-sf] IPS Summary Forecast for 28 December - issued 2340UT/27-Dec-2015 [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

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Solar activity during the past 24 hours was at low levels with only
C-class flares from Region 2473 and Region 2472. These regions are now
located in a direct earth facing position. The solar winds in the past
24 hours has remained steady between 500 and 600 km/s. The winds are
expected to gradually decline towards the ambient levels. Nonetheless,
for the next 24 hr solar wind conditions, provided the IMF Bz turn to
strongly southward, it may lead to aurora sightings from Tasmania
during the local night. Conditions for HF radio wave propagation are
good and MUFs are near the predicted monthly values.

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