[Ips-dsgr] SWS Daily Report - 01 September 16 issued 2330 UT on 01 Sep 2016 [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

Regional Warning Centre rwc at ips.gov.au
Fri Sep 2 09:30:30 EST 2016


SUBJ: SWS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/01 SEPTEMBER 2016 BY Space Weather Services
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 01 SEPTEMBER AND FORECAST FOR 02 SEPTEMBER - 04 SEPTEMBER
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 01 Sep:  Very low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 01 Sep:  95/41


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             02 Sep             03 Sep             04 Sep
Activity     Very low to low    Very low to low    Very low to low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN   100/48             100/48             100/48

COMMENT: Solar activity was Very Low for the UT day, 01 September. 
Note AR 2585 produce some subflaring in H-alpha, however no C-class 
flares. Expect solar activity to be Very Low to Low for the next 
three days with a slight chance of M-class flares. Based on limited 
SOHO imagery no Earthward bound CME expected. Solar wind speed 
increased from 410 to 600 km/s during the last 24 hours due a 
large coronal hole extending from the northern pole to the lower 
latitudes of the Sun, currently just under 600 km/s. The solar 
wind is expected to remain elevated today, 02 September. The 
Bz component of the interplanetary magnetic field ranged between 
+/-8 nT during the last 24 hours with a Bt varying between 5 
and 10 nT.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 01 Sep: Quiet to Active

Estimated Indices 01 Sep : A   K           
   Australian Region      17   22434343
      Cocos Island        12   21333242
      Darwin              15   31334333
      Townsville          17   32344333
      Learmonth           17   22434343
      Alice Springs       16   22334343
      Norfolk Island      13   32333233
      Gingin              20   22434353
      Camden              16   22434333
      Canberra            16   22434333
      Launceston          27   33644343
      Hobart              20   22544333    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 01 Sep :
      Macquarie Island    30   23546344
      Casey               19   33333254
      Mawson              74   66543486

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 01 Sep : 
      Darwin               0   (Quiet)
      Townsville           0   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            2   (Quiet)
      Alice Springs        0   (Quiet)
      Gingin               2   (Quiet)
      Canberra            17   (Quiet)
      Melbourne           33   (Quiet to unsettled)

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 01 Sep : A 
           Fredericksburg        22
           Planetary             29                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 31 Aug :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         8
           Planetary              8   2111 2233     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
02 Sep    14    Unsettled to Active
03 Sep    12    Unsettled
04 Sep    12    Unsettled

COMMENT: Geomagnetic activity was Quiet to Active over Australia 
for the UT day, 01 September. Geomagnetic activity is expected 
to remain Quiet to Unsettled with isolated Active periods at 
higher latitudes for the next three days due to an elevated solar 
wind speed associated with a recurrent coronal hole. The Antarctic 
region may have isolated periods of Minor Storm conditions.

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3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
01 Sep      Normal         Normal-fair    Fair           

PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
02 Sep      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair
03 Sep      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair
04 Sep      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair

COMMENT: Moderate depressions in MUFs and degradations in HF 
conditions may be observed today due to moderate geomagnetic 
activity.

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
01 Sep    39

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day.
      Depressed by 45% during local night.
   Niue Island Region:
      No data available during local day.
      No data available during local night.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Depressed by 20% during local day.
      Depressed by 20% during local night.
   Southern Australian Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day.
      Enhanced by 15% during local night.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base/Davis/Mawson):
      Near predicted monthly values over the UT day.

Monthly T index:
Month  T index
Aug      29
Sep      35
Oct      34

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
02 Sep    20    Near predicted monthly values/depressed 10 to 
                20%
03 Sep    30    Near predicted monthly values/depressed 10 to 
                20%
04 Sep    35    Near predicted monthly values/depressed 10 to 
                20%

COMMENT: Mild MUF depressions were observed in Northern Australian 
region during the UT day, 01 September. Mild to Moderate depressions 
in MUFs and degradations in HF conditions may be observed in 
the Australian/NZ regions today, 02 September, with mild depressions 
possible on the following two days.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 31 Aug
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   4.1E+05
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.4E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 2.10E+06   (normal fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 1%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: B4.2

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 31 Aug
Speed: 436 km/sec  Density:    7.4 p/cc  Temp:   204000 K  Bz:   1 nT

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