[Ips-dsgr] ASWFC Daily Report - 05 July 23 issued 2331 UT on 05 Jul 2023 [SEC=OFFICIAL]

Regional Warning Centre rwc at ips.gov.au
Thu Jul 6 09:31:07 EST 2023


SUBJ: ASWFC DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/05 JULY 2023
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE WEATHER FORECASTING CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 05 JULY AND FORECAST FOR 06 JULY - 08 JULY
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:** YELLOW **   MAG:** RED **     ION: GREEN
ASWAS SCALE DESCRIPTION: https://bit.ly/3lmaMBx
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 05 Jul:  R1

Flares    Max     Fadeout    Freq.  Sectors
  M1.0    1859UT  possible   lower  East Pacific/
                                    North American

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 05 Jul: 154/109


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             06 Jul             07 Jul             08 Jul
Activity     R0-R1              R0-R1              R0-R1
Fadeouts     Possible           Possible           Possible
10.7cm/SSN   155/109            150/105            145/99

COMMENT: Solar activity on UT day 05-Jul was at the R1 level, 
due to an M1.0 flare at 05/1859UT from AR3354 (N16W92, beta-gamma). 
AR3354 has now rotated over the western limb. There are currently 
six numbered sunspots regions visible on the solar disk and one 
unnumbered region. AR3361 (N23E32, beta-gamma) is the most magnetically 
complex region and has shown growth in its leader spot over the 
UT day. AR3360 (N23E10, beta) has exhibited minor spot development 
in its intermediate spots. A new unnumbered region is currently 
rotating over the eastern limb at ~S21E89 (alpha). This is likely 
returning region AR3342 which previously produced R1 level flaring. 
All other sunspot regions are either stable or in decay. Solar 
activity is expected to be at R0-R1 levels over 06-08 Jul. No 
Earth-directed CMEs have been observed. The solar wind speed 
on UT day 05-Jul was stable before increasing late in the UT 
day, ranging from 340 to 445 km/s, and is currently near 415 
km/s. The peak total interplanetary field strength (IMF, Bt) 
was 11 nT and the north-south IMF component (Bz) range was +4 
to -5 nT. A northern hemisphere coronal hole has now crossed 
the solar central meridian and may influence the solar wind speed 
on 08-Jul.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 05 Jul: G0

Estimated Indices 05 Jul : A   K           
   Australian Region       3   11101112
      Cocos Island         3   01111112
      Darwin               3   11101112
      Townsville           3   11111112
      Learmonth            3   11101122
      Alice Springs        3   11101112
      Gingin               3   20100122
      Canberra             1   10001111
      Hobart               1   10000111    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 05 Jul :
      Macquarie Island     0   00000001
      Casey                4   12201121
      Mawson               5   23111121

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 05 Jul : 
      Darwin               0   (Quiet)
      Townsville           0   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Alice Springs        0   (Quiet)
      Gingin               4   (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 05 Jul : A 
           Fredericksburg         6
           Planetary              7                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 04 Jul :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         5
           Planetary              5   2111 2112     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
06 Jul     5    G0
07 Jul    28    G1, chance G2
08 Jul    14    G0

COMMENT: ASWFC Geomagnetic Warning 35 was issued on 4 July and 
is current for 7 Jul only. G0 geomagnetic conditions were observed 
in the Australian and Antarctic regions on UT day 05-Jul. G0 
geomagnetic conditions are expected on 06-Jul. G1 geomagnetic 
conditions are expected on 07-Jul, with the chance of isolated 
G2 periods due to the arrival of a CME first observed on 04-Jul. 
G0 geomagnetic conditions are expected on 08-Jul.

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

PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
06 Jul      Normal         Normal         Normal
07 Jul      Fair           Fair           Fair-poor
08 Jul      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair

COMMENT: HF communication conditions on UT day 05-Jul were mostly 
normal. HF conditions are expected to be mostly normal on 06-Jul 
and 08-Jul. Degraded HF conditions for middle to high latitudes 
are expected on 07-Jul due to the anticipated arrival of a CME 
first observed on 04-Jul. Isolated minor shortwave fadeouts are 
possible.

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
05 Jul    81

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day.
      Depressed by 15% during local night.
   Niue Island Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   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
Jun      98
Jul      91
Aug      88

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
06 Jul    80    Near predicted monthly values
07 Jul    80    Near predicted monthly values
08 Jul    80    Near predicted monthly values

COMMENT: Maximum usable frequencies (MUFs) on UT day 05-Jul in 
the Australian region were generally near predicted monthly values. 
Spread F was occasionally observed during local night hours. 
MUFs are expected to be near predicted monthly values over 06-08 
Jul. Degraded HF conditions may be experienced during local night 
hours over 07-08 Jul due to the anticipated arrival of a CME. 
Mild depressions may be experienced after local dawn on 08-Jul 
for southern Australian region if expected geomagnetic activity 
eventuates on 07-Jul. Isolated minor shortwave fadeouts are possible.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 04 Jul
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   4.3E+04
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  2.1E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 1.50E+08   (moderate fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability:13%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: C1.3

DSCOVR Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 04 Jul
Speed: 363 km/sec  Density:    3.6 p/cc  Temp:    22700 K  Bz:   0 nT

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