[Ips-dsgr] SWS Daily Report - 11 May 19 issued 2345 UT on 11 May 2019

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SUBJ: SWS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/11 MAY 2019 BY Space Weather Services
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 11 MAY AND FORECAST FOR 12 MAY - 14 MAY
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 11 May:  Very low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 11 May:  78/17


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             12 May             13 May             14 May
Activity     Very low           Very low           Very low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN    77/16              77/16              77/16

COMMENT: Solar activity was Very Low for UT day 11 May, with 
no significant flares. There are currently two numbered sunspot 
regions on the solar disk visible from the Earth, region 2740(N08W23) 
and region 2741(N05E13), they remained relatively stable and 
inactive. Solar activity is expected to be Very Low on UT days, 
12-14 May with a slight chance of isolated C-class flares. Two 
filament eruptions observed in H-alpha and SDO images in the 
vicinity of region 2741 after 10/2346UT. A faint Halo CME observed 
in LASCO C2 imagery around 11/0312UT primarily directed to the 
North-East but given the halo character it is likely to have 
some earth directed component. This will be confirmed with estimated 
arrival time after further analysis. After the CME weak shock 
arrival at 10/1655UT, the total IMF (Bt) increased to reach 12 
nT at 11/0145UT, currently around 8 nT while the north-south 
component of IMF (Bz) underwent prolonged periods of pronounced 
negative values up to -11 nT, currently around -4 nT. The solar 
wind speed varied mainly around 350 Km/s. The solar wind speed 
might become slightly enhanced during the next 24 hours due to 
CME effects.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 11 May: Quiet to Active

Estimated Indices 11 May : A   K           
   Australian Region      15   32444222
      Cocos Island        12   33333222
      Darwin              13   32344212
      Townsville          17   33444223
      Learmonth           18   33444323
      Culgoora            14   32443222
      Gingin              17   33344323
      Canberra            15   32444222
      Launceston          19   32544223
      Hobart              15   32444222    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 11 May :
      Macquarie Island    41   43576312
      Casey               16   34333224
      Mawson              54   56443376
      Davis               22   45332235

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 11 May : 
      Darwin               0   (Quiet)
      Townsville          NA
      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 11 May : A 
           Fredericksburg        19
           Planetary             25                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 10 May :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         7
           Planetary              8   2221 1233     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
12 May    15    Quiet to Active
13 May    10    Quiet to Unsettled
14 May     7    Quiet

COMMENT: Geomagnetic activity was at Quiet to Active levels across 
the Australian region on UT day 11 May. Mostly Active to Storm 
levels were observed in Antarctica. On UT days 12-13 May, geomagnetic 
activity is expected to be at Quiet to Unsettled levels due to 
continued CME effects returning to mainly Quiet levels on 14 
May. A period of significant southward Bz component could produce 
Active levels today, 12 May.

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3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
11 May      Normal         Normal         Normal         

PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
12 May      Normal         Normal-fair    Normal-fair
13 May      Normal         Normal-fair    Normal-fair
14 May      Normal         Normal         Normal

COMMENT: Mostly near predicted monthly MUFs are expected for 
the next 24 hours with a chance of minor depressions due to increased 
geomagnetic activity.

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
11 May    18

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Enhanced by 15% during local day.
      Enhanced by 30% during local night.
   Niue Island Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day.
      Enhanced by 100% during local night.
      Enhanced by 20% after local dawn.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Enhanced by 15% during local day.
      Enhanced by 60% during local night.
      Enhanced by 25% after local dawn.
   Southern Australian Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day.
      Enhanced by 45% during local night.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base/Davis/Mawson):
      Near predicted monthly values over the UT day.

Monthly T index:
Month  T index
Apr      1
May      -12
Jun      -12

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
12 May   -15    Near predicted monthly values/depressed 10 to 
                20%
13 May   -15    Near predicted monthly values/depressed 10 to 
                20%
14 May    -5    Near predicted monthly values

COMMENT: Enhanced MUFs observed during the last 24 hours for 
all regions. Sporadic E layers observed over some Australian 
ionosonde stations. Mostly normal HF conditions and near predicted 
monthly MUFs are expected for the next three UT days, 12-14 May, 
in the Australian/NZ regions, with a chance of minor MUF depressions 
due to increased geomagnetic activity.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 10 May
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   9.0E+05
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.8E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 7.60E+06   (normal fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 1%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: A9.3

DSCOVR Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 10 May
Speed: 356 km/sec  Density:    5.2 p/cc  Temp:    46000 K  Bz:  -2 nT

(Courtesy Space Weather Prediction Center, Boulder USA)
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