[Ips-dsgr] SWS Daily Report - 30 May 21 issued 2330 UT on 30 May 2021

Regional Warning Centre rwc at ips.gov.au
Mon May 31 09:30:07 EST 2021


SUBJ: SWS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/30 MAY 2021 BY Space Weather Services
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 30 MAY AND FORECAST FOR 31 MAY - 02 JUNE
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 30 May:  Very low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 30 May:  74/11


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             31 May             01 Jun             02 Jun
Activity     Very low           Very low           Very low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN    72/8               72/8               72/8

COMMENT: Solar activity was very low on UT day 30 May with a 
series of weak B-class flares from regions 2824 (that has almost 
rotated off the North West limb) and 2827 (Cro-Beta). The only 
other numbered regions on the visible disk are 2828 (Axx-Alpha) 
and 2825 that is a plage with no spots. Weak CME activity observed 
in the available coronagraph images that is unlikely to have 
any significant geoeffective component. Solar activity is expected 
to be very low on UT days 31 May - 2 June with a chance of C-class 
flares. On UT day 30 May,the solar wind speed was slightly enhanced 
between 490 km/s and 385 km/s. The IMF (Bt) peaked at 5 nT and 
the north-south IMF component (Bz) range was +4/-3 nT. The solar 
wind speed is expected to be near background to slightly enhanced 
levels on UT day 31 May. A small equatorial negative polarity 
coronal hole could further enhance the solar wind speed on UT 
days 1-2 June. There is the chance that the 28/2313UT CME may 
deliver a glancing blow on UT day 1 June. ACE EPAM data indicates 
an energetic ion enhancement event beginning 30/1750UT, which 
can be a precursor to increased geomagnetic activity over next 
24-36 hours.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 30 May: Quiet

Estimated Indices 30 May : A   K           
   Australian Region       2   12110001
      Cocos Island         2   02110001
      Darwin               2   12110001
      Townsville           3   12120012
      Learmonth            3   02120112
      Alice Springs        1   11110001
      Gingin               2   11110111
      Canberra             1   01110001
      Hobart               0   01000001    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 30 May :
      Macquarie Island     0   00000000
      Casey                5   23210111
      Mawson              16   21221046

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 30 May : 
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Alice Springs        0   (Quiet)
      Gingin               0   (Quiet)
      Canberra             2   (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 30 May : A 
           Fredericksburg         7
           Planetary              7                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 29 May :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         7
           Planetary              5   0112 1122     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
31 May     7    Mostly quiet with possible unsettled periods
01 Jun    15    Quiet to unsettled with possible active periods
02 Jun    15    Quiet to unsettled with possible active periods

COMMENT: Geomagnetic conditions in the Australian region were 
quiet on UT day 30 May. In the Antarctic region, quiet to active 
levels were observed. Global geomagnetic conditions are expected 
to be mostly quiet with possible unsettled periods on UT day 
31 May. Then quiet to unsettled levels with possible active periods 
are expected on UT days 1-2 June due to weak coronal hole effects 
plus a possible glancing blow from the 28 May CME.

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

PCA Event : 10MeV Proton/PCA Event Began at 0245UT 29/05, Ended at 0520UT 29/05

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
31 May      Normal         Normal         Normal
01 Jun      Normal         Normal-fair    Normal-fair
02 Jun      Normal         Normal-fair    Normal-fair

COMMENT: Mostly normal HF propagation conditions are expected 
on UT day 31 May. Some mild degradation in HF propagation conditions 
may be observed on UT days 1-2 June.

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
30 May    14

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      No data available.
   Niue Island Region:
      Depressed by 15% during local day.
      Near predicted monthly values during local night.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Depressed by 15% during local day.
      Near predicted monthly values during local night.
   Southern Australian Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day.
      Enhanced 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
Apr      12
May      21
Jun      24

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
31 May    15    Near predicted monthly values
01 Jun    10    Near predicted monthly values
02 Jun    10    Near predicted monthly values

COMMENT: MUFs in the Australian region on UT day 30 May were 
mostly near predicted monthly values with some mild depressions 
in the Northern Australian and Niue Island regions during the 
local day. There were also some mild enhancements in the Southern 
Australian region during the local night. MUFs are expected to 
be mostly near predicted monthly values on UT day 31 May. Some 
mild MUF depressions may be observed on UT days 1-2 June.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 29 May
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   1.4E+07
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  3.6E+05
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 2.30E+06   (normal fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 1%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: B2.1

DSCOVR Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 29 May
Speed: 412 km/sec  Density:    5.2 p/cc  Temp:   107000 K  Bz:   2 nT

(Courtesy Space Weather Prediction Center, Boulder USA)
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