[Ips-dsgr] SWS Daily Report - 26 May 22 issued 2330 UT on 26 May 2022 [SEC=OFFICIAL]

Regional Warning Centre rwc at ips.gov.au
Fri May 27 09:30:50 EST 2022


SUBJ: SWS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/26 MAY 2022 BY Space Weather Services
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 26 MAY AND FORECAST FOR 27 MAY - 29 MAY
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:** YELLOW **   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
ASWAS SCALE DESCRIPTION: https://bit.ly/3lmaMBx
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 26 May:  R0

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 26 May: 123/76


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             27 May             28 May             29 May
Activity     R0-R1		R0-R1		   R0-R1
Fadeouts     Possible           Possible           Possible
10.7cm/SSN   120/72             115/66             110/60

COMMENT: Solar activity on UT day 26-May was at R0 level, with 
several C-class flares, the strongest of which was a C7.2 originating 
from AR3017 (N14W67, beta) at 26/0449UT, which has since decreased 
in area and spot count. AR3014 (N22W93, beta-delta) is the most 
complex region, and has just rotated over the western limb. Solar 
activity is expected to be at R0-R1 levels on 27-29 May. Several 
CMEs were observed, but none are considered to be geoeffective. 
A filament eruption was observed at 26/0021UT (S25W10), although 
no impact is expected at Earth. The solar wind speed on 26-May 
exhibited a declining trend, from around 380 km/s at the start 
of the UT day, to around 300 km/s currently. The peak total interplanetary 
magnetic field strength (IMF, Bt) was 8 nT, and the north-south 
IMF component (Bz) range was +6 to -4 nT. The solar wind speed 
is expected to be at near background levels over 27-29 May, although 
it is possible that a slight increase may be observed due to 
the combined impact of coronal hole effects and a possible weak 
glancing blow from a CME first observed on 25-May.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 26 May: G0

Estimated Indices 26 May : A   K           
   Australian Region       1   11110100
      Darwin               3   11111111
      Learmonth            2   11111100
      Alice Springs        1   11100100
      Gingin               1   11100000
      Canberra             0   01000000
      Hobart               0   01010000    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 26 May :
      Macquarie Island     0   00010000
      Casey                4   13110111
      Mawson               7   32223101

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 26 May : 
      Darwin               0   (Quiet)
      Townsville          NA
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Alice Springs        0   (Quiet)
      Gingin               0   (Quiet)
      Canberra            25   (Quiet to unsettled)
      Hobart              26   (Quiet to unsettled)

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 26 May : A 
           Fredericksburg         7
           Planetary             10                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 25 May :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         7
           Planetary              6   2222 1222     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
27 May    15    G0
28 May    11    G0
29 May     5    G0

COMMENT: G0 geomagnetic conditions were observed in both the 
Australian and Antarctic regions on UT day 26-May. G0 conditions 
are likely for the Australian region during 27-29 May. There 
is a chance of mildly disturbed geomagnetic conditions from late 
27-May due to a possible glancing blow from CMEs first observed 
on 25-May.

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

PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
27 May      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair
28 May      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair
29 May      Normal         Normal         Normal

COMMENT: Mostly normal HF propagation conditions are expected 
for 27-29 May. Shortwave fadeouts are possible during this period.

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
26 May    78

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Enhanced by 15% during local day.
      Near predicted monthly values during local night.
      Enhanced by 20% after local dawn.
   Niue Island Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day.
      Enhanced by 20% during local night.
      Enhanced by 40% after local dawn.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Enhanced by 20% during local day.
      Enhanced by 20% during local night.
   Southern Australian Region:
      Enhanced by 15% during local day.
      Near predicted monthly values 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
27 May    80    Near to 20% above predicted monthly values
28 May    80    Near to 15% above predicted monthly values
29 May    80    Near to 15% above predicted monthly values

COMMENT: Maximum usable frequencies (MUFs) on UT day 26-May were 
near monthly predicted values to moderately enhanced. Spread-F 
was observed at Hobart during 0900-2100UT. MUFs are expected 
to be mostly near monthly predicted values to slightly enhanced 
during 27-29 May. Shortwave fadeouts are possible during this 
period.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 25 May
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   5.8E+04
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  3.6E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 1.90E+07   (normal fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 3%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: B8.8

DSCOVR Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 25 May
Speed: 380 km/sec  Density:    4.7 p/cc  Temp:    67000 K  Bz:   0 nT

(Courtesy Space Weather Prediction Center, Boulder USA)
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