[Ips-dsgr] ASWFC Daily Report - 26 November 23 issued 2331 UT on 26 Nov 2023 [SEC=OFFICIAL]

Regional Warning Centre rwc at ips.gov.au
Mon Nov 27 10:31:26 EST 2023


SUBJ: ASWFC DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/26 NOVEMBER 2023
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE WEATHER FORECASTING CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 26 NOVEMBER AND FORECAST FOR 27 NOVEMBER - 29 NOVEMBER
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:** YELLOW **   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
ASWAS SCALE DESCRIPTION: https://bit.ly/3lmaMBx
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 26 Nov:  R0

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 26 Nov: 180/133


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             27 Nov             28 Nov             29 Nov
Activity     R0,chance R1       R0,chance R1       R0,chance R1
Fadeouts     Possible           Possible           Possible
10.7cm/SSN   180/133            180/133            175/129

COMMENT: Solar activity on UT day 26-Nov was low. Most of the 
regions currently on disk are either stable or in slow decay. 
Solar region AR3500(S18E26, beta-gamma-delta) is currently the 
largest region on disk and is slowly decaying. The other solar 
regions of note are, AR3492(N24W12, beta-gamma) which has been 
stable, AR3490(N21W26,beta) and AR3502(N13W11, beta) which are 
both in decline. Smaller solar region AR3499(S18W34, gamma) has 
shown spot redistribution and slight growth of its intermediate 
spots. There are currently eleven numbered solar regions on the 
visible solar disk. Solar activity is expected to be R0-R1 over 
27-29 Nov. No significantly Earth directed CMEs have been observed. 
A narrow northward, non Earth directed CME was observed from 
26/0836UT in LASCO C2 imagery. The solar wind declined from 550 
to 463km/sec over the UT day, as the influence of yesterdays 
CME arrival declines. The peak total interplanetary field strength 
(MF, Bt) was 7 nT and the north-south IMF component (Bz) range 
was +5 to -7 nT. Mild southward fluctuations in Bz were observed 
during the period 26/00-07UT. The solar wind is expected to continue 
to slowly decline. The ACE EPAM CME precursor channel has remained 
flat over the past 24 hours, indicating the forecast arrival 
of a minor CME associated with an M1 flare on 24-Nov is an Earth 
miss, with the CME likely to have passed under the Earth.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 26 Nov: G0

Estimated Indices 26 Nov : A   K           
   Australian Region       7   32312012
      Cocos Island         2   21201010
      Darwin               4   21212011
      Townsville           9   -4312022
      Learmonth            7   32312012
      Alice Springs        5   22312011
      Gingin               6   32311012
      Canberra             6   32311012
      Hobart               6   32311012    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 26 Nov :
      Macquarie Island    11   32442011
      Casey               25   55533223
      Mawson              19   45433222

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 26 Nov : 
      Darwin               0   (Quiet)
      Townsville           0   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Alice Springs        0   (Quiet)
      Gingin               2   (Quiet)
      Canberra            11   (Quiet)
      Hobart              17   (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 26 Nov : A 
           Fredericksburg        13
           Planetary             16                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 25 Nov :  A   K
           Fredericksburg        18
           Planetary             30   2244 5563     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
27 Nov    13    G0
28 Nov    10    G0
29 Nov     8    G0

COMMENT: G0 geomagnetic conditions were observed in the Australian 
region on UT day 26-Nov. In the Antarctic region G1 periods were 
observed at Casey and Mawson, with G0 conditions at Casey. The 
expected minor CME arrival on 26-Nov has failed to eventuate. 
G0 conditions are expected for 27-29 Nov.

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3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
26 Nov      Normal         Poor           Poor           

PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
27 Nov      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair
28 Nov      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair
29 Nov      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair

COMMENT: HF radio communication conditions on UT day 26-Nov were 
strongly degraded for middle to high latitudes. Normal HF conditions 
are now expected for 27-29 Nov.

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
26 Nov    57

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Mostly near predicted monthly values.
      Enhanced by 35% after local dawn.
   Niue Island Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day.
      Depressed by 15% during local night.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Depressed by 50% during local day.
      Depressed by 15% during local night.
   Southern Australian Region:
      Depressed by 30% during local day.
      Near predicted monthly values during local night.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Davis/Mawson):
      Depressed by 20% over the UT day.

Monthly T index:
Month  T index
Oct      130
Nov      100
Dec      98

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
27 Nov   100    Near predicted monthly values
28 Nov   100    Near predicted monthly values
29 Nov   100    Near predicted monthly values

COMMENT: Maximum usable frequencies (MUFs) were depressed by 
up to 50% during the local day on 26-Nov. Mild spread-F was observed 
at Hobart and Canberra during local night hours. Due to a lack 
of overnight geomagnetic activity Australian regional MUFs now 
are expected to be near normal for 27-29 Nov.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 25 Nov
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   9.6E+05
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.8E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 1.90E+06   (normal fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 1%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: C1.1

DSCOVR Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 25 Nov
Speed: 541 km/sec  Density:   17.2 p/cc  Temp:   303000 K  Bz:  -4 nT

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