[Ips-dsgr] ASWFC Daily Report - 27 October 22 issued 2331 UT on 27 Oct 2022 [SEC=OFFICIAL]

Regional Warning Centre rwc at ips.gov.au
Fri Oct 28 10:31:30 EST 2022


SUBJ: ASWFC DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/27 OCTOBER 2022
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE WEATHER FORECASTING CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 27 OCTOBER AND FORECAST FOR 28 OCTOBER - 30 OCTOBER
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:** YELLOW **     ION: GREEN
ASWAS SCALE DESCRIPTION: https://bit.ly/3lmaMBx
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 27 Oct:  R0

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 27 Oct: 130/84


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             28 Oct             29 Oct             30 Oct
Activity     R0                 R0                 R0
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN   125/78             125/78             125/78

COMMENT: Solar activity on UT day 27-Oct was at the R0 level, 
with several low level C-class flares. There are currently five 
numbered sunspot regions visible on the solar disk. AR3130 (S25W48, 
beta), AR3132 (S09W45, beta) and AR3133 (N30E50, beta) exhibited 
spot development over the 24-hour period. AR3131 (N25E32, beta) 
showed some trailer spot decay, whilst AR3126 (S10W79, beta) 
rotated off the solar disk over the course of 27-Oct. Solar activity 
is expected to be at the R0 level over 28-30 Oct. No geoeffective 
CMEs were observed. Two large CMEs are visible in the South and 
West from 26/2124UT and 26/2148UT in LASCO C2 coronagraph imagery 
respectively. No corresponding on disk activity is visible and 
they are considered far side events and not geoeffective. The 
solar wind speed on UT day 27-Oct increased, ranging from 348 
to 473 km/s, and is currently near 430 km/s. The peak total interplanetary 
field strength (IMF, Bt) was 10 nT, and the north-south IMF component 
(Bz) range was +6 to -7. A sustained period of negative Bz occurred 
from 27/1015 to 27/1350. The solar wind speed is expected to 
remain moderately elevated on 28-Oct, before increasing over 
29-30 Oct due to high speed wind stream effects from a coronal 
hole which is expected to rotate into a geoeffective position 
on 29-Oct.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 27 Oct: G0

Estimated Indices 27 Oct : A   K           
   Australian Region      10   22233322
      Cocos Island         6   12122321
      Darwin               8   22132322
      Townsville          10   22233322
      Learmonth            9   22232331
      Alice Springs        9   22232322
      Gingin              12   22233431
      Canberra             9   12233322
      Hobart               9   12233322    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 27 Oct :
      Macquarie Island    14   02245312
      Casey               21   35533322
      Mawson              13   33233332

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 27 Oct : 
      Darwin               0   (Quiet)
      Townsville           0   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Alice Springs        0   (Quiet)
      Gingin               4   (Quiet)
      Canberra             4   (Quiet)
      Hobart               6   (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 27 Oct : A 
           Fredericksburg        10
           Planetary             10                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 26 Oct :  A   K
           Fredericksburg        83
           Planetary              4   0000 1223     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
28 Oct     8    G0
29 Oct    20    G0-G1
30 Oct    16    G0, chance of G1

COMMENT: G0 geomagnetic conditions were observed in the Australian 
region on 27-Oct. G0 geomagnetic conditions were observed at 
Mawson and periods of G1 geomagnetic conditions were observed 
at Macquarie Island and Casey. G0 geomagnetic conditions are 
expected on 28-Oct. G0-G1 geomagnetic conditions are expected 
on 29-Oct due to coronal hole high speed wind stream effects. 
G0 geomagnetic conditions, with a chance of G1 are expected on 
30-Oct due to ongoing coronal hole high speed wind stream effects.

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

PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
28 Oct      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair
29 Oct      Normal         Normal-fair    Fair
30 Oct      Normal         Normal-fair    Fair

COMMENT: Mostly normal HF propagation conditions are expected 
over 28-30 Oct, with mildly degraded conditions possible on 29-30 
Oct due to coronal hole high speed wind stream effects, particularly 
at high latitudes.

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
27 Oct    61

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   Niue Island Region:
      Enhanced by 30% during local day.
      Near predicted monthly values during local night.
   Northern Australian Region:
      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
28 Oct    65    Near predicted monthly values
29 Oct    65    Near predicted monthly values
30 Oct    65    Near predicted monthly values

COMMENT: Maximum usable frequencies (MUFs) on UT day 27-Oct were 
near predicted monthly values. Spread F was observed during local 
night at Hobart and sporadic E was observed during local night 
at Learmonth and Cocos Islands. MUFs are expected to be near 
predicted monthly values over 28-30 Oct, with a chance of depressions 
at higher latitudes over 29-30 Oct due to coronal hole high speed 
wind stream effects.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 26 Oct
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   3.1E+06
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  2.9E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 3.70E+06   (normal fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 1%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: B4.3

DSCOVR Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 26 Oct
Speed: 361 km/sec  Density:    6.5 p/cc  Temp:    57900 K  Bz:   1 nT

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