[Ips-dsgr] SWS Daily Report - 12 January 17 issued 2330 UT on 12 Jan 2017 [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

Regional Warning Centre rwc at sws.bom.gov.au
Fri Jan 13 10:30:42 EST 2017


SUBJ: SWS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/12 JANUARY 2017 BY Space Weather Services
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 12 JANUARY AND FORECAST FOR 13 JANUARY - 15 JANUARY
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:** YELLOW **   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 12 Jan:  Low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 12 Jan:  76/14


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             13 Jan             14 Jan             15 Jan
Activity     Low to moderate    Low to moderate    Low to moderate
Fadeouts     Possible           Possible           Possible
10.7cm/SSN    80/20              82/23              85/27

COMMENT: Solar activity was low over the last 24 hours, with 
a C3 X-ray flare from region 2625 (N03E70). An accompanying CME 
is not expected to be geoeffective. The solar wind declined further 
to 370 km/s. Solar activity is expected to be low with a chance 
of M-class events for the next 3 days. The total IMF strength 
peaked around 5 nT, currently 4 nT. The Bz component varied between 
+/-4 nT. The solar wind is likely to become disturbed during 
14-Jan due to the effects of a northern hemisphere coronal hole.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 12 Jan: Quiet

Estimated Indices 12 Jan : A   K           
   Australian Region       1   11010011
      Cocos Island         1   11100001
      Darwin               1   11000001
      Townsville           3   11111022
      Learmonth            2   21010012
      Alice Springs        1   11000011
      Norfolk Island       2   11000021
      Gingin               2   21010012
      Camden               4   11010033
      Canberra             1   11000010
      Launceston           3   12011021
      Hobart               3   -3010011    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 12 Jan :
      Macquarie Island     1   11000010
      Casey               10   34321122
      Mawson              13   43111025

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 12 Jan : 
      Darwin               0   (Quiet)
      Townsville           0   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Alice Springs        0   (Quiet)
      Gingin               0   (Quiet)
      Canberra             0   (Quiet)
      Melbourne           NA

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 12 Jan : A 
           Fredericksburg         5
           Planetary              5                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 11 Jan :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         7
           Planetary              5   2220 1212     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
13 Jan     5    Quiet
14 Jan    10    Quiet to Unsettled
15 Jan     8    Quiet to Unsettled

COMMENT: Magnetic conditions were quiet across the Australian 
region on 12-Jan. Quiet conditions are expected on 13-Jan, becoming 
unsettled during 14-Jan due to expected effects of a northern 
hemisphere coronal hole.

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3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
12 Jan      Poor-normal    Poor-normal    Poor-normal    

PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
13 Jan      Fair-normal    Fair-normal    Fair-normal
14 Jan      Fair-normal    Fair-normal    Fair-normal
15 Jan      Fair-normal    Fair-normal    Fair-normal


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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
12 Jan    -2

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day.
      Depressed by 25% during local night.
   Niue Island Region:
      Depressed by 20% during local day.
      Depressed by 25% during local night.
      Depressed by 25% after local dawn.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Depressed by 15% during local day.
      Depressed by 20% during local night.
   Southern Australian 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
Dec      2
Jan      21
Feb      20

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
13 Jan    10    Near predicted monthly values
14 Jan    10    Near predicted monthly values
15 Jan    10    Near predicted monthly values

COMMENT: MUFs were moderately depressed in the north on 12-Jan. 
Periods of sporadic-E were observed in many locations. An increase 
in EUV flux is likely to result in MUFs close to monthly predicted 
values for the next 3 days, though mild depressions in some areas 
are still possible.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 11 Jan
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   1.8E+06
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.5E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 3.00E+08   (moderate fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability:19%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: A8.3

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 11 Jan
Speed: 493 km/sec  Density:    3.8 p/cc  Temp:    70500 K  Bz:   0 nT

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