[Ips-dsgr] ASWFC Daily Report - 25 October 22 issued 2331 UT on 25 Oct 2022 [SEC=OFFICIAL]

Regional Warning Centre rwc at ips.gov.au
Wed Oct 26 10:31:13 EST 2022


SUBJ: ASWFC DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/25 OCTOBER 2022
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE WEATHER FORECASTING CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 25 OCTOBER AND FORECAST FOR 26 OCTOBER - 28 OCTOBER
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
ASWAS SCALE DESCRIPTION: https://bit.ly/3lmaMBx
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 25 Oct:  Low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 25 Oct: 116/68


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             26 Oct             27 Oct             28 Oct
Activity     Low                Low                Low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN   116/68             114/65             112/63

COMMENT: Solar activity on UT day 25-Oct was at the R0 level, 
with two low level C-class flares. There are currently five numbered 
sunspot regions visible on the solar disk. AR3133 (N28E72, beta) 
produced both C-class flares and appears stable. AR3126 (S11W65, 
beta) and AR3131 (N23E60, beta) have both exhibited spot development 
over the 24-hour period. AR3130 (S25W22, beta) has shown minor 
growth in its trailer spots. AR3132 (S09W18, alpha) recently 
appeared on the solar disk and is stable. Solar activity is expected 
to be at the R0 level over 26-28 Oct. A slow west-directed CME 
was observed, visible in LASCO C2 coronagraph imagery from 25/0324UT. 
No obvious on-disk source was observed with this CME and is therefore 
considered a farside event and not geoeffective. No other Earth-directed 
CMEs were observed. The solar wind speed on UT day 25-Oct declined, 
ranging from 380 to 465 km/s, and is currently near 380 km/s. 
The peak total interplanetary field strength (IMF, Bt) was 5 
nT, and the north-south IMF component (Bz) range was +4 to -4. 
The solar wind speed is expected to decline on 26-Oct due to 
waning coronal effects, then increase on 27-Oct due to a small 
coronal hole moving into a geoeffective position.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 25 Oct: G0

Estimated Indices 25 Oct : A   K           
   Australian Region       3   11110300
      Cocos Island         2   11100200
      Darwin               3   11110301
      Townsville           5   21111311
      Learmonth            3   10110301
      Alice Springs        3   11110300
      Gingin               3   10110300
      Canberra             3   10110300
      Hobart               3   11210300    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 25 Oct :
      Macquarie Island     3   00220300
      Casey               10   34321221
      Mawson               7   22222311

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 25 Oct : 
      Darwin               0   (Quiet)
      Townsville           0   (Quiet)
      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 25 Oct : A 
           Fredericksburg         6
           Planetary              5                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 24 Oct :  A   K
           Fredericksburg       204
           Planetary              5   2221 2111     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
26 Oct    10    G0
27 Oct     6    G0
28 Oct    12    G0

COMMENT: G0 geomagnetic conditions were observed in the Australian 
and Antarctic regions on 25-Oct. G0 geomagnetic conditions are 
expected over 26-28 Oct.

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3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
25 Oct      Normal         Normal         Normal         

PCA Event : No event.

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

COMMENT: Mostly normal HF conditions are expected over 26-28 
Oct.

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
25 Oct    59

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

Monthly T index:
Month  T index
Sep      74
Oct      69
Nov      69

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
26 Oct    60    Near predicted monthly values
27 Oct    60    Near predicted monthly values
28 Oct    60    Near predicted monthly values

COMMENT: Maximum usable frequencies (MUFs) on UT day 25-Oct were 
near predicted monthly values. Spread F was observed overnight 
at Hobart. MUFs are expected to be near predicted monthly values 
over 26-28 Oct.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 24 Oct
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   3.9E+05
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  2.9E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 1.40E+06   (normal fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 1%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: B3.6

DSCOVR Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 24 Oct
Speed: 513 km/sec  Density:    7.9 p/cc  Temp:   284000 K  Bz:   2 nT

(Courtesy Space Weather Prediction Center, Boulder USA)
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Australian Space Weather Forecasting Centre
Bureau of Meteorology
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