[ips-sf] SWS Summary Forecast for 23 October - issued 2332UT/22-Oct-2018 [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

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Solar activity was Very Low today (UT day, 22 October). For the next 3
UT days (23-25 October) solar activity is expected to stay at Very Low
levels. Geomagnetic activity was mainly at Quiet levels today across
the Australian region. On UT day 23 October, the global geomagnetic
activity is expected to be mainly at Quiet levels, with a chance of
some Unsettled periods. Global geomagnetic activity may increase to
Unsettled to Active levels on UT day 24 October, returning to mostly
Quiet to Unsettled levels with the possibility of some Active periods
on UT day 25 October. MUFs were mainly near monthly predicted levels
today with periods of minor to mild depressions in some mid latitude
areas. HF conditions are expected to remain mostly normal on UT day 23
October. Minor to moderate degradations in HF conditions and MUF
depressions may be possible on UT days 24 and 25 October due to
expected rise in geomagnetic activity levels on these days.

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