[Ips-dsgr] ASWFC Daily Report - 08 June 23 issued 2330 UT on 08 Jun 2023 [SEC=OFFICIAL]

Regional Warning Centre rwc at ips.gov.au
Fri Jun 9 09:30:10 EST 2023


SUBJ: ASWFC DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/08 JUNE 2023
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE WEATHER FORECASTING CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 08 JUNE AND FORECAST FOR 09 JUNE - 11 JUNE
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:** YELLOW **   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
ASWAS SCALE DESCRIPTION: https://bit.ly/3lmaMBx
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 08 Jun:  R0

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 08 Jun: 169/123


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             09 Jun             10 Jun             11 Jun
Activity     R0-R1              R0-R1              R0-R1
Fadeouts     Possible           Possible           Possible
10.7cm/SSN   168/122            163/117            157/111

COMMENT: Solar activity on UT day 08-Jun was R0. The largest 
flares of the period were a C7.2 at 1024 UT from AR3327 (S17E15, 
beta-gamma-delta) and a C4.8 from a region beyond or on the western 
solar limb, possibly AR3325 (N11W81). There are currently 9 numbered 
sunspots on the solar disk. AR3327 continues to develop, although 
has become quiet over the previous 24 hours. AR3323 (S09W32, 
beta) went through some minor growth and decay, but is overall 
stable. AR3332 (S08E63, alpha) grew during the period, but has 
a simple magnetic configuration and is stable. All other sunspot 
regions are either stable or in decay. Solar activity is expected 
to be R0-R1 over 09-11 Jun. A small filament may have ejected 
some material around 08/0053 UT to the west, as soon in SOHO 
images from 08/0125 UT, but is not Earth directed. A small filament 
eruption was observed in H-alpha and GOES SUVI imagery from 2125 
UT in the southwest quadrant. A CME can be observed in STEREO-A 
imagery only. Analysis of this event is ongoing, but preliminary 
analysis suggests an Earth impact is unlikely. No other significant 
CMEs were observed over the UT day. The peak total interplanetary 
field strength (IMF, Bt) was 10 nT and the north-south IMF component 
(Bz) range was +6 to -6 nT. The solar wind speed on UT day 08-Jun 
was mostly near background levels and ranged between 320 to 450 
km/s, briefly. The solar wind speed is expected to remain at 
background levels on 09-Jun, before possibly increasing over 
10-11 Jun due to a coronal hole wind stream in the northern solar 
hemisphere.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 08 Jun: G0

Estimated Indices 08 Jun : A   K           
   Australian Region       2   12111000
      Cocos Island         1   11111000
      Darwin               2   12101001
      Townsville           3   22111011
      Learmonth            3   22111010
      Alice Springs        1   11101000
      Gingin               3   22102010
      Canberra             1   11001000
      Hobart               1   11011000    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 08 Jun :
      Macquarie Island     1   10021000
      Casey                4   23211010
      Mawson               7   32213121

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 08 Jun : 
      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 08 Jun : A 
           Fredericksburg        10
           Planetary             13                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 07 Jun :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         6
           Planetary              5   2111 1112     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
09 Jun     5    G0
10 Jun    14    G0, slight chance G1
11 Jun    11    G0, slight chance G1

COMMENT: G0 geomagnetic conditions were observed on UT day 08-Jun 
in the Australian and Antarctica regions. A CME first observed 
on 04-Jun has likely glanced past Earth with only minimal effects. 
Mostly G0 geomagnetic conditions are expected over 09-11 Jun, 
with a possible isolated period of G1 later in the period due 
to a coronal hole wind stream.

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3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
08 Jun      Fair           Normal         Normal-fair    

PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
09 Jun      Normal-fair    Normal         Normal-fair
10 Jun      Normal-fair    Normal         Fair
11 Jun      Fair           Normal-fair    Fair

COMMENT: HF communication conditions on UT day were normal to 
fair. Normal conditions were observed at most latitudes during 
local day hours, and some degraded conditions were observed at 
lower latitude regions during local night hours. HF conditions 
are expected to continue to be normal to fair over 09-11 Jun, 
with fair conditions most likely during local night hours and 
more likely on 10-11 Jun. Isolated shortwave fadeouts are possible.

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
08 Jun    81

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   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
May      98
Jun      88
Jul      87

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
09 Jun    85    Near predicted monthly values to 15% depressed
10 Jun    90    Near predicted monthly values
11 Jun    85    Near predicted monthly values to 15-20% depressed

COMMENT: ASWFC SWF HF Communications Warning 55 was issued on 
7 June and is current for 8-9 Jun. Maximum usable frequencies 
(MUFs) on UT day 08-Jun were mostly near predicted values in 
the Australian region, with some northern region sites having 
depressions up to 15% during local night hours. Spread-F was 
observed at Brisbane and Townsville during local night hours. 
MUFs are expected to be mostly near predicted values over 09-11 
Jun, with some mild depressions possible during local night hours 
up to 15-20%. Degraded ionospheric conditions may persist in 
low latitudes. Shortwave fadeouts are possible.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 07 Jun
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   2.7E+04
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  2.2E+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: C1.2

DSCOVR Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 07 Jun
Speed: 333 km/sec  Density:    2.3 p/cc  Temp:    30800 K  Bz:   0 nT

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