[Ips-dsgr] ASWFC Daily Report - 09 June 23 issued 2330 UT on 09 Jun 2023 [SEC=OFFICIAL]

Regional Warning Centre rwc at ips.gov.au
Sat Jun 10 09:30:11 EST 2023


SUBJ: ASWFC DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/09 JUNE 2023
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE WEATHER FORECASTING CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 09 JUNE AND FORECAST FOR 10 JUNE - 12 JUNE
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:** YELLOW **   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
ASWAS SCALE DESCRIPTION: https://bit.ly/3lmaMBx
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 09 Jun:  R1

Flares    Max     Fadeout    Freq.  Sectors
  M2.5    1711UT  possible   lower  South American/
                                    Atlantic

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 09 Jun: 164/118


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             10 Jun             11 Jun             12 Jun
Activity     R0, chance R1      R0, chance R1      R0, chance R1
Fadeouts     Possible           Possible           Possible
10.7cm/SSN   163/117            157/111            160/114

COMMENT: Solar activity on UT day 09-Jun was R1, due to an M2.5 
flare from solar region AR3331(S21E38, beta). Surprisingly, this 
region has an open simple spot/magnetic configuration with a 
few small intermediate spots. In GONG H-alpha imagery the optical 
flare showed a brief parallel ribbon structure 09/1708-1728UT 
but the regions location well to the east means that any possible 
subsequent weak solar proton enhancement wasn't observed by the 
US GOES satellite. There are currently 9 numbered sunspot regions 
on the disk. The most notable region currently on disk, AR3327(S17E04, 
beta-gamma) consisting of approximately 26 spots, is showing 
spot redistribution and both development and decay. This region 
only produced some minor C flares. Previously large solar region 
AR3323(S09W46, beta-gamma) has significantly decayed. Solar region 
AR3329(N23E03, beta) which was recently growing is showing some 
decay in its trailer spots, though with an increase in small 
intermediate spots. The more complex magnetic configuration in 
AR3327 is small and weak. Solar activity is expected to be R0, 
with the chance of an isolated R1 flare over 10-12 Jun. No significant 
Earth directed CMEs were observed over the UT day. A south east 
directed CME was observed associated with the M2.5 flare from 
AR3331. Event modelling confirms this east directed CME is predominately 
an Earth miss, with only a slight chance of the upper edge of 
the CME reaching the Earth around 13/2200UT as it passes to the 
side and under the Earth. The peak total interplanetary field 
strength (IMF, Bt) was 11 nT and the north-south IMF component 
(Bz) range was +11 to -5 nT. The solar wind speed on UT day 09-Jun 
was mostly near background levels and ranged between 266 to 340 
km/s and is currently near 306km/sec. A period of minor southward 
IMF conditions was observed 09/1514-1935UT. A slight increase 
in solar wind speed is possible over 10-11 Jun due to a coronal 
hole wind stream from a small hole in the northern solar hemisphere.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 09 Jun: G0

Estimated Indices 09 Jun : A   K           
   Australian Region       1   10100011
      Cocos Island         1   11000011
      Darwin               1   11100011
      Townsville           2   11100012
      Learmonth            1   10000011
      Alice Springs        1   00100011
      Gingin               1   10100011
      Canberra             0   00000011
      Hobart               1   10000011    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 09 Jun :
      Macquarie Island     0   00000000
      Casey                2   21100011
      Mawson               7   13000134

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 09 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 09 Jun : A 
           Fredericksburg         5
           Planetary              5                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 08 Jun :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         6
           Planetary              5   2112 2111     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
10 Jun    10    G0
11 Jun    10    G0
12 Jun     6    G0

COMMENT: G0 geomagnetic conditions were observed on UT day 09-Jun 
in the Australian and Antarctica regions. G0 geomagnetic conditions 
are expected over 10-12 Jun.

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

PCA Event : No event.

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

COMMENT: HF communication conditions on UT day 09-Jun were fair 
to normal. HF conditions are expected to continue to be fair 
to normal over 10-12 Jun, with fair conditions most likely during 
local night hours.

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
09 Jun    83

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Enhanced by 20% during local day.
      Near predicted monthly values during local night.
   Niue Island Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day.
      Enhanced by 15% during local night.
      Enhanced by 20% after local dawn.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day.
      Depressed by 15% during local night.
   Southern Australian Region:
      Mostly 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
10 Jun    90    Near predicted monthly values
11 Jun    85    Near predicted monthly values
12 Jun    85    Near predicted monthly values

COMMENT: Maximum usable frequencies (MUFs) on UT day 09-Jun were 
mostly near predicted values in the Australian region. Spread-F 
was observed during local night hours. MUFs are expected to be 
mostly near predicted values over 10-12 Jun.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 08 Jun
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   2.8E+04
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  2.1E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 1.70E+06   (normal fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 1%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: B9.7

DSCOVR Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 08 Jun
Speed: 340 km/sec  Density:    3.8 p/cc  Temp:    49300 K  Bz:   0 nT

(Courtesy Space Weather Prediction Center, Boulder USA)
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