[Ips-dsgr] SWS Daily Report - 28 November 20 issued 2331 UT on 28 Nov 2020

Regional Warning Centre rwc at ips.gov.au
Sun Nov 29 10:31:33 EST 2020


SUBJ: SWS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/28 NOVEMBER 2020 BY Space Weather Services
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 28 NOVEMBER AND FORECAST FOR 29 NOVEMBER - 01 DECEMBER
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:** YELLOW **   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 28 Nov:  Low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 28 Nov: 110/60


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             29 Nov             30 Nov             01 Dec
Activity     Low to moderate    Low to moderate    Low to moderate
Fadeouts     Possible           Possible           Possible
10.7cm/SSN   108/58             108/58             106/55

COMMENT: Solar activity was low on UT day 28 November with four 
low intensity C-class flares. Most of the flares were from active 
region 2786, which is currently located near the solar centre 
(S19E15). The largest flare was C2.9, peaking at 28/1335 UT. 
There are currently 5 numbered regions on the visible disk; four 
of them were mostly quiet on 28 November. No Earth directed CMEs 
were observed in the available coronagraph imagery. Solar activity 
is expected to be mostly low for the next three UT days, 29 November 
- 01 December, with a high chance of more C-class flares and 
a small chance of M-class flares from region 2786. During the 
last 24 hours, the solar wind speed was steady and at mildly 
enhanced levels, varying in the range 380-460 km/s. The total 
IMF (Bt) and its north-south component (Bz) varied in the ranges 
2-6 nT and +3/-5 nT, respectively. The solar wind speed is expected 
to gradually decline to its nominal levels today, UT day 29 November. 
Mostly nominal solar wind speed is expected for the subsequent 
two UT days.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 28 Nov: Quiet

Estimated Indices 28 Nov : A   K           
   Australian Region       4   21212111
      Cocos Island         4   21212111
      Darwin               3   21112011
      Townsville           5   21212022
      Learmonth            5   21222111
      Alice Springs        3   21112011
      Gingin               5   21222111
      Canberra             4   22111021
      Hobart               5   22221111    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 28 Nov :
      Macquarie Island     7   23232111
      Casey               18   45422232
      Mawson              20   54323243

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 28 Nov : 
      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 28 Nov : A 
           Fredericksburg         9
           Planetary             10                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 27 Nov :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         7
           Planetary              7   1322 2111     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
29 Nov     5    Quiet
30 Nov     5    Quiet
01 Dec     5    Quiet

COMMENT: Quiet geomagnetic conditions were observed in the Australian 
region and mostly unsettled to active conditions were observed 
in the Antarctic region on 28 November. Mostly quiet conditions 
are expected for 29 November - 01 December. The 3-day geomagnetic 
forecasts may change if the ongoing flaring activity does trigger 
a fast-moving CME towards earth.

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

PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
29 Nov      Normal         Normal         Normal
30 Nov      Normal         Normal         Normal
01 Dec      Normal         Normal         Normal

COMMENT: Mostly normal HF propagation conditions are expected 
during the next three UT days, 29 November - 01 December. Shortwave 
fadeouts are possible over the next three UT days because there 
is a chance that AR 2786 will produce an M-class flare.

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
28 Nov    -1

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Mostly near predicted monthly values.
      Enhanced by 20% after local dawn.
   Niue Island Region:
      No data.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   Southern Australian Region:
      Depressed by 20% 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
Oct      -13
Nov      3
Dec      5

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
29 Nov     0    Near predicted monthly values
30 Nov     0    Near predicted monthly values
01 Dec     0    Near predicted monthly values

COMMENT: SWS SWF HF Communications Warning 10 was issued on 27 
November and is current for 27-29 Nov. MUFs in the Australian 
region were mostly near predicted monthly values during UT day 
28 November. Blanketing sporadic E was observed at some sites. 
MUFs in the Australian regions are expected to be mostly near 
predicted monthly values for the next three UT days, 29 November 
- 01 December. Shortwave fadeouts are possible over the next 
three days because there is a chance that AR 2786 will produce 
an M-class flare.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 27 Nov
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   5.4E+05
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  4.5E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 6.30E+07   (normal fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 8%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: B3.4

DSCOVR Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 27 Nov
Speed: 421 km/sec  Density:    5.4 p/cc  Temp:    65200 K  Bz:   0 nT

(Courtesy Space Weather Prediction Center, Boulder USA)
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