[Ips-dsgr] ASWFC Daily Report - 01 July 23 issued 2330 UT on 01 Jul 2023 [SEC=OFFICIAL]

Regional Warning Centre rwc at ips.gov.au
Sun Jul 2 09:30:11 EST 2023


SUBJ: ASWFC DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/01 JULY 2023
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE WEATHER FORECASTING CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 01 JULY AND FORECAST FOR 02 JULY - 04 JULY
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:** YELLOW **   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
ASWAS SCALE DESCRIPTION: https://bit.ly/3lmaMBx
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 01 Jul:  R1

Flares    Max     Fadeout    Freq.  Sectors
  M1.1    2223UT  possible   lower  East Pacific/
                                    North American

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 01 Jul: 166/120


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             02 Jul             03 Jul             04 Jul
Activity     R0-R1              R0-R1              R0-R1
Fadeouts     Possible           Possible           Possible
10.7cm/SSN   165/119            160/114            160/114

COMMENT: Solar activity on UT day 01-Jul was at the R1 level, 
due to an M1.1 flare at 01/2223UT from AR3359 (S20E66, beta). 
There are currently six numbered sunspot regions visible on the 
solar disk and two unnumbered regions. AR3354 (N12W37, beta-gamma-delta) 
is the largest and most magnetically complex region on the solar 
disk and has shown growth in its leading spot. Despite its size 
and magnetic complexity, AR3354 has remained relatively flare 
quiet. AR3359, which produced the aforementioned M1.1 flare, 
recently appeared on the solar disk and is growing. AR3356 (S06E36, 
beta) and AR3357 (S06E36, beta) appeared in the southeast solar 
quadrant early in the UT day and have continued to grow since. 
AR3358 (S12E64, beta) has exhibited spot development over the 
UT day. Two unnumbered regions are visible at N23E64 (alpha) 
and S09E81 (alpha). The region at N23E64 has shown growth whilst 
the region at S09E81 appears stable. All other sunspot regions 
are either stable or in decay. Solar activity is expected to 
be at R0-R1 levels over 02-04 Jul. No Earth-directed CMEs have 
been observed. The solar wind speed on UT day 01-Jul decreased, 
ranging from 435 to 510 km/s, and is currently near 460 km/s. 
The peak total interplanetary field strength (IMF, Bt) was 7 
nT and the north-south IMF component (Bz) range was +4 to -3 
nT. The solar wind speed is expected to decline to background 
levels over 02-04 Jul.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 01 Jul: G0

Estimated Indices 01 Jul : A   K           
   Australian Region       2   21100001
      Cocos Island         1   11110000
      Darwin               2   21100001
      Townsville           2   22100011
      Learmonth            2   21100001
      Alice Springs        1   11100000
      Gingin               2   21100001
      Canberra             1   12000000
      Hobart               0   11000000    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 01 Jul :
      Macquarie Island     0   11000000
      Casey                6   23310112
      Mawson               7   24110032

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 01 Jul : 
      Darwin               0   (Quiet)
      Townsville           0   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Alice Springs        0   (Quiet)
      Gingin               0   (Quiet)
      Canberra             4   (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 01 Jul : A 
           Fredericksburg         6
           Planetary              6                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 30 Jun :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         8
           Planetary              9   3132 3212     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
02 Jul    10    G0
03 Jul     5    G0
04 Jul     5    G0

COMMENT: G0 geomagnetic conditions were observed in the Australian 
and Antarctic regions on UT day 01-Jul. G0 geomagnetic conditions 
are expected over 02-04 Jul.

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

PCA Event : No event.

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

COMMENT: HF communication conditions on UT day 01-Jul were mostly 
normal. HF conditions are expected to be normal over 02-04 Jul, 
with mildly degraded conditions possible during local night hours 
for middle to high latitudes. Shortwave fadeouts are possible.

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
01 Jul    91

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day.
      Depressed by 20% during local night.
   Niue Island Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day.
      Depressed by 15% during local night.
   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
Jun      98
Jul      87
Aug      83

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
02 Jul    90    Near predicted monthly values
03 Jul    90    Near predicted monthly values
04 Jul    90    Near predicted monthly values

COMMENT: Maximum usable frequencies (MUFs) on UT day 01-Jul in 
the Australian region were generally near predicted monthly values. 
Depressions of 15% were observed in Northern Australian regions 
during local night hours. Spread F was observed during local 
night hours at several Australian sites. MUFs are expected to 
be near predicted monthly values over 02-04 Jul. Mildly degraded 
HF conditions may be experienced during local night hours. Shortwave 
fadeouts are possible.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 30 Jun
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   8.9E+04
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  2.1E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 9.40E+07   (normal fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability:10%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: C1.2

DSCOVR Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 30 Jun
Speed: 500 km/sec  Density:    8.1 p/cc  Temp:   266000 K  Bz:   0 nT

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