[ips-sf] SWS Summary Forecast for 25 December - issued 2329UT/24-Dec-2017 [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

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Very Low to Low levels of solar activity are expected for today, 25
Dec. The earth is currently under the influence of Moderate to Strong
solar winds emanating from coronal hole. As a result, the geomagnetic
conditions are expected to be between Quiet to Active levels, and at
times may reach Minor Storm levels. There is some chance that aurora
may be visible during the local night today, 25 Dec from Tasmania and
the southern parts of Victoria, Australia should notable southward Bz
periods eventuate. High-frequency radio communication users are
advised to use lower than the monthly predicted frequencies, today 25
Dec.

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