[Ips-dsgr] IPS Daily Report - 28 October 14 issued 2330 UT on 28 Oct 2014

Regional Warning Centre rwc at ips.gov.au
Wed Oct 29 10:30:30 EST 2014


SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/28 OCTOBER 2014 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 28 OCTOBER AND FORECAST FOR 29 OCTOBER - 31 OCTOBER
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:** RED **   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 28 Oct:  High

Flares    Max     Fadeout    Freq.  Sectors
 M6/1B    0332UT  probable   lower  E. Asia/Aust.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 28 Oct: 167/121


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             29 Oct             30 Oct             31 Oct
Activity     Moderate to high   Moderate to high   Low
Fadeouts     Probable           Probable           None expected
10.7cm/SSN   155/109            145/99             135/89

COMMENT: Solar activity was High over the last 24 hours with 
region 2192 (S13W72) the source of three M-class and several 
C-class flares. The largest event was a M6.6/1B at 0332UT. LASCO 
imagery shows no signs of associated CMEs with these flares. 
Active region 2192 has decreased in size during the UT day from 
~~2700 to ~2100 mils as last observed by Holloman Solar Observatory. 
Solar activity is expected to be Moderate to High with the chance 
of further M-class and X-class flares due to AR 2192. Solar wind 
ranged between ~400km/s to ~450km/s over the UT day. Bz ranged 
between +6nT and -7nT.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 28 Oct: Quiet to Unsettled

Estimated Indices 28 Oct : A   K           
   Australian Region       8   22222322
      Cocos Island         5   22121220
      Darwin               9   32222322
      Townsville           9   32222322
      Learmonth            6   22122222
      Alice Springs        7   22122322
      Norfolk Island       6   22122221
      Culgoora             8   22222322
      Gingin               8   32122223
      Camden               8   22222322
      Canberra             5   22122211
      Launceston          11   33232322
      Hobart               9   23222322    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 28 Oct :
      Macquarie Island    18   43344421
      Casey               19   45432322
      Mawson              30   54433553
      Davis               27   34553532

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 28 Oct : 
      Darwin               6   (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 28 Oct : A 
           Fredericksburg        14
           Planetary             15                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 27 Oct :  A   K
           Fredericksburg        15
           Planetary             12   2233 2423     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
29 Oct    10    Quiet to Unsettled
30 Oct    10    Quiet to Unsettled
31 Oct     8    Quiet to Unsettled

COMMENT: Quiet to Unsettled geomagnetic conditions observed for 
the last 24 hours. Quiet to Unsettled conditions are expected 
to prevail over the next three days with possible isolated Active 
periods over the next 24 hours for mid to high latitudes.

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

PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
29 Oct      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair
30 Oct      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair
31 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
28 Oct    92

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day.
      Enhanced by 30% during local night.
      Enhanced by 20% after local dawn.
   Niue Island Region:
      Enhanced by 20% during local day.
      Near predicted monthly values during local night.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   Southern Australian and New Zealand Region:
      Depressed by 15% during local day.
      Near predicted monthly values during local night.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base/Davis/Mawson):
      Near predicted monthly values over the UT day.

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

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
29 Oct    90    Slightly enhanced to near predicted monthly values
30 Oct    86    Near predicted monthly values
31 Oct    86    Near predicted monthly values

COMMENT: IPS SWF HF Communications Warning 54 was issued on 27 
October and is current for 28-29 Oct. Enhanced to near predicted 
ionospheric support observed at low latitudes. Slightly depressed 
to near predicted ionospheric support observed at high latitudes. 
Expect a gradual return to near predicted values over the next 
two days as active region 2192 rotates off the visible disk. 
Possible sudden ionospheric disturbances (SWFs) over the forecast 
period.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 27 Oct
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   1.7E+05
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.1E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 2.40E+07   (normal fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 4%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: C2.6

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 27 Oct
Speed: 401 km/sec  Density:    3.3 p/cc  Temp:   106000 K  Bz:  -2 nT

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