[Ips-aurora-alert] Aurora Watch [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

[rwc at ips.gov.au]

SUBJ: SWS AURORA WATCH
ISSUED AT 2342 UT ON 18 Aug 2020 by Space Weather Services
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE

A glancing blow from a coronal mass ejection is possible within the
next 48 hours, possibly resulting in moderate geomagnetic activity and
visible auroras at higher latitudes during local nighttime hours.
Aurora alerts will follow if this geomagnetic activity actually
occurs.


Australian Space Forecast Centre
Space Weather Services
Bureau of Meteorology

P: +61 2 9213 8010
E: asfc at bom.gov.au