[Ips-aurora-alert] SWS AURORA ALERT MID LATITUDES issued 0823 UT on 26 Aug 2018 [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

[Regional Warning Centre]

SUBJ: SWS AURORA ALERT MID LATITUDES
ISSUED AT 0823 UT ON 26 Aug 2018 BY SPACE WEATHER SERVICES
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
        

SEVERE GEOMAGNETIC STORM IN PROGRESS. AURORA MAY BE OBSERVED
DURING LOCAL NIGHT TIME HOURS IN GOOD OBSERVING CONDITIONS
AT REGIONS AS FAR EQUATORWARD AS MIDDLE LATITUDES.

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aurora giving details of location and time. Please provide
details at: http://www.ips.gov.au/Geophysical/2/5

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This alert is not subject to forecaster validation. It is
automatically issued from autoscaled data which may produce
a false alarm on rare occasions.

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