[Ips-dsgr] IPS Daily Report - 25 October 14 issued 2330 UT on 25 Oct 2014

Regional Warning Centre rwc at ips.gov.au
Sun Oct 26 10:30:31 EST 2014


SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/25 OCTOBER 2014 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 25 OCTOBER AND FORECAST FOR 26 OCTOBER - 28 OCTOBER
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:** RED **   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 25 Oct:  High

Flares    Max     Fadeout    Freq.  Sectors
 X1/3B    1708UT  probable   all    South American/Atlantic

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 25 Oct: 219/169


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             26 Oct             27 Oct             28 Oct
Activity     Moderate to high   Moderate           Moderate
Fadeouts     Probable           Possible           Possible
10.7cm/SSN   220/170            220/170            220/170

COMMENT: Region 12192 (S13W30) produced a number of C flares 
as well as the listed X1.0 flare. This region has decreased in 
size but has shown some growth in spot number and remains magnetically 
complex (beta-gamma-delta). AR 12195 (N09E35) has decayed while 
the other four spot groups are stable. SOHO and SDO images show 
no CME associated with either the 24 Oct X3.1 flare or the 25 
Oct X1.0 flare. No Earth directed CMEs. ACE data show the solar 
wind speed declined from 460 to 380 km/s over the reporting period. 
The total field peaked at 6 nT while the north-south IMF range 
was +/-5 nT. Region 2182 (S15) which previously produced M-flare(s) 
is due to return around 26 Oct.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 25 Oct: Quiet to unsettled

Estimated Indices 25 Oct : A   K           
   Australian Region       5   21212221
      Cocos Island         4   21211210
      Darwin               6   22212222
      Townsville           7   22212232
      Learmonth            5   31211211
      Alice Springs        5   21212221
      Norfolk Island       6   21112132
      Culgoora             6   21212222
      Gingin               6   31212212
      Camden               5   21212221
      Canberra             -   --------
      Launceston           7   21223222
      Hobart               7   21223221    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 25 Oct :
      Macquarie Island    12   22235221
      Casey               18   45431232
      Mawson              18   44323433
      Davis               17   34433332

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 25 Oct : 
      Darwin              15   (Quiet)
      Townsville           0   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Alice Springs        0   (Quiet)
      Gingin               0   (Quiet)
      Canberra             0   (Quiet)

Pc3 pulsations are high frequency (10-45 second period) variations 
of the Earths magnetic field. Daily pc3-indices are the daily sum 
of 20 minute pc3-indices for that station and have been shown to be
well correlated with rejection of high resolution aeromagnetic
survey flight-line data. 

NOTE: Indices may have been generated from data obtained in 
cooperation with the following organisations: Geoscience Australia, 
University of Newcastle Space Physics Group, Australian Government 
Antarctic Division and International Center for Space Weather 
Science and Education, Japan.


Estimated AFr/Ap Indices 25 Oct : A 
           Fredericksburg         9
           Planetary             11                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 24 Oct :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         9
           Planetary              8   3012 2322     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
26 Oct    10    Quiet to Unsettled
27 Oct    10    Quiet to Unsettled
28 Oct    10    Quiet to Unsettled


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3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
25 Oct      Normal         Normal         Normal         

PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
26 Oct      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair
27 Oct      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair
28 Oct      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair

COMMENT: Possible sudden ionospheric disturbances (SWFs) over 
the forecast period.

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
25 Oct   115

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Near predicted monthly values. Enhanced 25-60%
      09-17, 21 UT.
   Niue Island Region:
      Near predicted monthly values. Enhanced 20-35%
      00-02, 11-12, 21-23 UT.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Near predicted monthly values. Enhanced 25-35%
      10-13, 17 UT at Darwin and 20-30% 11-13, 16-18
      UT at Townsville.
   Southern Australian and New Zealand Region:
      Near predicted monthly values. Some enhancements
      to 25% 11-19 UT. Night spread F at Hobart.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base/Davis/Mawson):
      Near predicted monthly values to 30% enhanced.
      No Scott Base data 12-23 UT.

Monthly T index:
Month  T index
Sep      90
Oct      86
Nov      83

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
26 Oct   120    Near to 15% above predicted monthly values
27 Oct   120    Near to 15% above predicted monthly values
28 Oct   120    Near to 15% above predicted monthly values

COMMENT: IPS SWF HF Communications Warning 53 was issued on 25 
October and is current for 25-27 Oct. Possible sudden ionospheric 
disturbances (SWFs) over the forecast period.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 24 Oct
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   4.6E+05
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.2E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 1.60E+08   (moderate fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability:14%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: C1.6

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 24 Oct
Speed: 434 km/sec  Density:    3.1 p/cc  Temp:    86000 K  Bz:  -1 nT

(Courtesy Space Weather Prediction Center, Boulder USA)
ACE data can be incorrect during strong proton events.
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