[ips-sf] SWS Summary Forecast for 03 August - issued 2341UT/02-Aug-2016 [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

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Very low solar activity with no flaring is expected today, 3 August.
The solar wind speed had peaked ~450 km/s at 02/1900 UT followed by a
threatening southward turning of Bz. These are thought to be caused by
the passage of the 28 July CME over earth. Today, the solar winds are
expected to enhance further in response to the approaching high speed
streams from a large positive polarity equatorial coronal hole. The
geomagnetic conditions are expected to reach storm levels in response
to the anticipated coronal hole effects. The aurora may be visible on
the local nights of 3 August from Tasmania and some parts of Victoria,
Australia. High-frequency radio communication conditions are expected
to be slightly depressed today, 3 August, over the Australasia
region.

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