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

[rwc at ips.gov.au]

SUBJ: SWS AURORA WATCH
ISSUED AT 0445 UT ON 01 Mar 2021 by Space Weather Services
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE

A Southern Polar coronal hole with extension in low latitudes is
expected to reach a geoeffective location on the solar disk
on UT day 1 March. Geomagnetic activity is expected to reach active
levels with possible minor storm periods. Aurora may be
visible on the local night of 1 March from Tasmania. Aurora alerts
will follow if significant geomagnetic activity actually occurs.
Refer to the web tool http://www.sws.bom.gov.au/Aurora/3/1 for more
information.


Australian Space Forecast Centre
Space Weather Services
Bureau of Meteorology

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