[Ips-dsgr] SWS Daily Report - 16 July 22 issued 2330 UT on 16 Jul 2022 [SEC=OFFICIAL]

Regional Warning Centre rwc at ips.gov.au
Sun Jul 17 09:30:53 EST 2022


SUBJ: SWS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/16 JULY 2022 BY Space Weather Services
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 16 JULY AND FORECAST FOR 17 JULY - 19 JULY
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:** YELLOW **   MAG:** YELLOW **     ION: GREEN
ASWAS SCALE DESCRIPTION: https://bit.ly/3lmaMBx
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 16 Jul:  R1

Flares    Max     Fadeout    Freq.  Sectors
  M1.1    0629UT  possible   lower  Mid East/Indian
  M1.4    1539UT  possible   lower  South American/
                                    Atlantic

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 16 Jul: 176/130


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             17 Jul             18 Jul             19 Jul
Activity     R1, chance of R2	R1, chance of R2   R1, chance of R2
Fadeouts     Possible           Possible           Possible
10.7cm/SSN   170/124            165/119            160/114

COMMENT: Solar activity on UT day 16-Jul was at the R1 level 
with two M-class flares. An M1.1 flare occurred at 16/0629UT, 
produced by AR3057 (N15W00, beta), and an M1.4 flare occurred 
at 16/1530UT, produced by AR3055 (S16W63, beta). There are currently 
seven numbered sunspot regions on the solar disk and two unnumbered 
sunspot regions. AR3056 (S19W15, beta-delta) is the most complex 
and has shown spot development, as have AR3058 (N14E47, gamma) 
and AR3059 (S09E62, beta). Two new sunspot regions have appeared 
on the solar disk, SN02 (N23W22, beta) and SN03 (S15E33, alpha). 
All other regions are stable or in decay. Solar activity is expected 
to be at the R1 level over 17-19 Jul, with a chance of R2. A 
triplet of concurrent CMEs are visible in STEREO-A and LASCO 
C2 imagery from 16/1723UT, none are considered to be geoeffective. 
A southwestern CME follows a filament eruption visible from 16/1625UT 
in SDO and H-Alpha imagery around S38E60. A western CME follows 
a smaller filament eruption visible from 16/1618UT in SDO and 
H-Alpha imagery around N15E50. A northeastern CME does not appear 
to follow any eruption visible on the solar disk and is considered 
to be farside. A filament eruption is visible on H-Alpha and 
SDO imagery from 16/0330UT around N30W05. There is no associated 
geoeffective CME visible in available imagery. The solar wind 
speed on 16-Jul ranged between 370-603 km/s and is showing a 
declining trend. The current speed is around 390 km/s, however 
instrument issues are affecting accuracy. The peak total interplanetary 
field strength (IMF, Bt) was 7 nT and the north-south IMF component 
(Bz) range was +4 to -6 nT. The solar wind speed is expected 
to decline to near background levels over 17-19 Jul. An increase 
in speed is possible on 19-Jul due to the impact of a CME first 
observed on 15-Jul.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 16 Jul: G0

Estimated Indices 16 Jul : A   K           
   Australian Region       3   12220000
      Darwin               2   12210001
      Learmonth            4   22320000
      Alice Springs        2   12210001
      Gingin               3   22220000
      Canberra             3   12220000
      Hobart               2   11220000    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 16 Jul :
      Macquarie Island     2   11220000
      Casey                6   23221021
      Mawson               -   --------

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 16 Jul : 
      Darwin               0   (Quiet)
      Townsville          NA
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Alice Springs        0   (Quiet)
      Gingin               0   (Quiet)
      Canberra             0   (Quiet)
      Hobart               0   (Quiet)

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 16 Jul : A 
           Fredericksburg         7
           Planetary              7                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 15 Jul :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         7
           Planetary             10   2301 2333     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
17 Jul     7    G0
18 Jul     7    G0
19 Jul    18    G0, chance of G1

COMMENT: G0 geomagnetic conditions were observed in both the 
Australian and Antarctic regions over UT day 16-Jul. G0 geomagnetic 
conditions are expected over 17-18 Jul. G0, with a chance of 
G1 conditions are expected on UT day 19-Jul due to the impact 
of a CME, first observed on 15-Jul.

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

PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
17 Jul      Normal         Normal         Normal
18 Jul      Normal         Normal         Normal
19 Jul      Normal         Normal-fair    Fair

COMMENT: Mostly normal HF propagation conditions are expected 
over 17-19 Jul. Degraded HF conditions are possible on 19-Jul 
due to the impact of a CME first observed on 15-Jul. Shortwave 
fadeouts are probable.

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
16 Jul    85

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Enhanced by 50% during local day.
      Depressed by 20% during local night.
   Niue Island Region:
      Mostly near predicted monthly values.
      Enhanced by 20% after local dawn.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   Southern Australian Region:
      Enhanced by 15% during local day.
      Near predicted monthly values during local night.
      Enhanced by 20% after local dawn.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base/Davis/Mawson):
      Enhanced by 25% over the UT day.

Monthly T index:
Month  T index
Jun      60
Jul      65
Aug      67

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
17 Jul    85    Near to 15% above predicted monthly values
18 Jul    85    Near to 15% above predicted monthly values
19 Jul    85    Near to 15% above predicted monthly values

COMMENT: SWS SWF HF Communications Warning 55 was issued on 14 
July and is current for 15-17 Jul. Maximum usable frequencies 
(MUFs) on UT day 16-Jul were near monthly predicted values. Spread-F 
was observed across the Australian region during local night. 
Significantly enhanced HF conditions were observed at Cocos Island 
during local day. MUFs are expected to be near monthly predicted 
values over 17-19 Jul. Degraded HF conditions for southern Australian 
region are possible on 19-Jul due to the impact of a CME first 
observed on 15-Jul. Shortwave fadeouts are probable.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 15 Jul
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   1.2E+05
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  3.4E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 1.10E+07   (normal fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 2%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: C1.1

DSCOVR Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 15 Jul
Speed: 567 km/sec  Density:   12.0 p/cc  Temp:   747000 K  Bz:  -3 nT

(Courtesy Space Weather Prediction Center, Boulder USA)
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