[Ips-dsgr] IPS Daily Report - 29 June 16 issued 2330 UT on 29 Jun 2016 [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

Regional Warning Centre rwc at ips.gov.au
Thu Jun 30 09:30:19 EST 2016


SUBJ: SWS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/29 JUNE 2016 BY Space Weather Services
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 29 JUNE AND FORECAST FOR 30 JUNE - 02 JULY
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:** RED **     ION: ** YELLOW **
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 29 Jun:  Very low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 29 Jun:  74/11


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             30 Jun             01 Jul             02 Jul
Activity     Very low           Very low           Very low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      Probable
10.7cm/SSN    75/13              80/20              80/20

COMMENT: Solar activity remained Very Low during the UT day 29 
June. Expect solar activity to remain Very Low for the next three 
days with a slight chance for C-class flares. No sunspots are 
visible on the solar disk at this time. No Earthward directed 
CMEs noted on LASCO imagery. Over the last 24 hours the solar 
wind speed continued decreasing to the current ~350km/s. The 
total IMF strength was near steady at ~ 4nT during the last 24 
hours. The Bz component of the IMF ranged between +/-4nT. The 
solar wind speed is expected to increase today,30 June due to 
a northern coronal hole becoming geoeffective. The outlook for 
1 July is for the solar winds to trend towards background levels 
as northern coronal hole effects wane. Late UT day 2 July, the 
solar winds are expected to start enhancing again as an equatorial 
coronal hole approaches geoeffective location on the solar disk. 
In the previous rotations, solar wind speed reached more than 
550 km/s.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 29 Jun: Quiet

Estimated Indices 29 Jun : A   K           
   Australian Region       2   11110110
      Cocos Island         1   11000010
      Darwin               1   11100000
      Townsville           2   --110110
      Learmonth            1   10110110
      Alice Springs        0   00000100
      Norfolk Island       2   11--0011
      Gingin               2   10010220
      Canberra             0   01000000
      Melbourne            2   11110110
      Launceston           1   10110110
      Hobart               1   00010110    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 29 Jun :
      Macquarie Island     0   00010000
      Casey                4   22211111
      Mawson              18   42211163

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 29 Jun : 
      Darwin               0   (Quiet)
      Townsville           0   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Alice Springs        0   (Quiet)
      Gingin               0   (Quiet)
      Canberra             0   (Quiet)
      Melbourne            6   (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 29 Jun : A 
           Fredericksburg         5
           Planetary              5                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 28 Jun :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         6
           Planetary              8   3312 3122     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
30 Jun    15    Quiet to Active
01 Jul    10    Quiet to Unsettled
02 Jul    30    Quiet to Minor Storm

COMMENT: Geomagnetic conditions were Quiet in the Australian 
region for the UT day, 29 June. Expect an increase in geomagnetic 
activity from 30 June with Unsettled conditions and possibly 
isolated Active periods, particularly at high latitudes due to 
an increase in the solar wind speed. These conditions are expected 
to prevail until a recurrent prolonged equatorial coronal hole 
effects come into play late 2 July, bringing Active and possibly 
Minor Storm periods.

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3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
29 Jun      Normal-fair    Normal-fair    Normal-fair    

PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
30 Jun      Normal-fair    Poor-fair      Poor-fair
01 Jul      Normal-fair    Poor-fair      Poor-fair
02 Jul      Normal-fair    Poor-fair      Poor-fair

COMMENT: Expect MUFS to be depressed relative to monthly predicted 
values. Disturbed ionospheric support for mid to high latitudes 
due to expected increase in geomagnetic activity.

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
29 Jun    16

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day.
      Depressed by 30% during local night.      
   Niue Island Region:
      Depressed by 20% during local day.
      Depressed by 25% during local night.      
   Northern Australian Region:
      Depressed by 20% during local day.
      Depressed by 35% during local night.
   Southern Australian Region:
      Depressed by 15% during local day.
      Depressed by 20% during local night.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base/Davis/Mawson):
      Near predicted monthly values over the UT day.

Monthly T index:
Month  T index
May      32
Jun      44
Jul      43

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
30 Jun    15    Near predicted monthly values/depressed 15 to 
                30%
01 Jul    15    Near predicted monthly values/depressed 15 to 
                30%
02 Jul    10    15 to 20% below predicted monthly values

COMMENT: IPS HF Communications Warning 29 was issued on 28 June 
and is current for 29 Jun to 1 Jul. MUFs depressions were observed 
in the Australian region during the UT day 29 June. Further MUFs 
depressions and degradation in HF conditions are possible from 
today, 30 June especially at mid and high latitudes as geomagnetic 
activity is expected to be enhanced starting this day.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 28 Jun
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   3.9E+05
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.3E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 7.70E+07   (normal fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 9%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: A6.5

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 28 Jun
Speed: 443 km/sec  Density:    3.6 p/cc  Temp:    85700 K  Bz:   0 nT

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