[Ips-dsgr] SWS Daily Report - 01 May 22 issued 2330 UT on 01 May 2022 [SEC=OFFICIAL]

Regional Warning Centre rwc at ips.gov.au
Mon May 2 09:30:55 EST 2022


SUBJ: SWS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/01 MAY 2022 BY Space Weather Services
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 01 MAY AND FORECAST FOR 02 MAY - 04 MAY
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:** YELLOW **   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
ASWAS SCALE DESCRIPTION: https://bit.ly/3lmaMBx
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 01 May:  R0

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 01 May: 109/59


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             02 May             03 May             04 May
Activity     R0-R1              R0-R1              R0-R1
Fadeouts     Possible           Possible           Possible
10.7cm/SSN   105/54             105/54             105/54

COMMENT: Solar flare activity on UT day 1-May was at R0, with 
C-class flares from region 2994 (beyond the northwest limb) and 
2996 (N26W79). Several coronal mass ejections were observed, 
but none is Earth-directed. Solar activity is expected to be 
at R0-R1 levels for 2-4 May. The solar wind on 1-May varied between 
430-530 km/s, currently around 490 km/s. The total interplanetary 
magnetic field (IMF) strength peaked around 7 nT. The north-south 
(Bz) IMF range was +/-5 nT. A CME launched on 29-Apr could result 
in mildly disturbed conditions on 2-May.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 01 May: G0

Estimated Indices 01 May : A   K           
   Australian Region       5   22222111
      Darwin               5   22222111
      Townsville           6   22222112
      Learmonth            7   22322211
      Alice Springs        5   22222111
      Gingin               6   22221222
      Canberra             5   22222111
      Hobart               6   22222211    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 01 May :
      Macquarie Island     6   12233011
      Casey               13   34422222
      Mawson              24   55532232

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 01 May : 
      Darwin               0   (Quiet)
      Townsville           0   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Alice Springs        0   (Quiet)
      Gingin               0   (Quiet)
      Canberra             4   (Quiet)
      Hobart               4   (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 01 May : A 
           Fredericksburg        10
           Planetary              9                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 30 Apr :  A   K
           Fredericksburg        16
           Planetary             18   4532 2422     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
02 May    12    G0
03 May     8    G0
04 May     8    G0

COMMENT: G0 geomagnetic conditions were observed in the Australian 
region on UT day 1-May, with G0-G1 conditions in the Antarctic 
region. G0 conditions are likely for Australia during 2-4 May.

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

PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
02 May      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair
03 May      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair
04 May      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair

COMMENT: HF conditions were mostly normal on 1-May. Mostly normal 
propagation conditions are expected for 2-4 May, with minor degradations 
possible at high latitudes. Short-wave fadeouts are possible 
2-4 May.

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
01 May    83

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Enhanced by 40% during local day.
      Enhanced by 20% during local night.
      Enhanced by 20% after local dawn.
   Niue Island Region:
      Mostly near predicted monthly values.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Enhanced by 25% during local day.
      Enhanced by 25% during local night.
   Southern Australian Region:
      Enhanced by 25% during local day.
      Enhanced by 20% during local night.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base/Davis/Mawson):
      Enhanced by 30% over the UT day.

Monthly T index:
Month  T index
Apr      77
May      51
Jun      54

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
02 May    80    Near to 15% above predicted monthly values
03 May    80    Near to 15% above predicted monthly values
04 May    80    Near to 15% above predicted monthly values

COMMENT: SWS SWF HF Communications Warning 39 was issued on 30 
April and is current for 30 Apr to 2 May. Maximum usable frequencies 
(MUFs) on UT day 1-May were mostly above monthly predicted values. 
Spread-F was observed at Hobart 11-20 UT. MUFs are expected to 
be 15% above monthly predicted values for 2-4 May, with short-wave 
fadeouts possible.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 30 Apr
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   3.7E+07
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  9.2E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 1.60E+07   (normal fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 3%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: C1.0

DSCOVR Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 30 Apr
Speed: 498 km/sec  Density:    7.3 p/cc  Temp:   243000 K  Bz:  -1 nT

(Courtesy Space Weather Prediction Center, Boulder USA)
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