From aswfc at bom.gov.au  Thu Feb  5 15:23:03 2026
From: aswfc at bom.gov.au (Australian Space Weather Forecasting Centre)
Date: Thu, 05 Feb 2026 04:23:03 +0000
Subject: [Ips-aurora-alert] ASWFC AURORA ALERT HIGH LATITUDES issued 0423 UT
 on 05 Feb 2026 [SEC=OFFICIAL]
Message-ID: <69841b27.Ew50Fz/tKEERA1Zf%aswfc@bom.gov.au>


SUBJ: ASWFC AURORA ALERT HIGH LATITUDES
ISSUED AT 0423 UT ON 05 Feb 2026 
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE WEATHER FORECASTING CENTRE
        

GEOMAGNETIC STORM IN PROGRESS. AURORA MAY BE OBSERVED
DURING LOCAL NIGHT TIME HOURS IN GOOD OBSERVING CONDITIONS
AT HIGH LATITUDES.

Follow the progress of this event on the ASWFC web site
on the Space Weather Status Panel,
https://www.sws.bom.gov.au/Space_Weather

Previous reports are archived under
http://listserver.ips.gov.au/pipermail/ips-aurora-alert/

More information about ASWFC Aurora Alerts can be found under
our mailing list by following the links,
https://www.sws.bom.gov.au/Products_and_Services/4/1

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

Australian Space Weather Forecasting Centre
Bureau of Meteorology
ASWFC at bom.gov.au
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