[Ips-dsgr] ASWFC Daily Report - 03 June 24 issued 2330 UT on 03 Jun 2024 [SEC=OFFICIAL]

Australian Space Weather Forecasting Centre aswfc at bom.gov.au
Tue Jun 4 09:30:41 AEST 2024


SUBJ: ASWFC DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/03 JUNE 2024
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE WEATHER FORECASTING CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 03 JUNE AND FORECAST FOR 04 JUNE - 06 JUNE
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:** YELLOW **   MAG:** YELLOW **     ION: GREEN
ASWAS SCALE DESCRIPTION: https://bit.ly/3lmaMBx
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 03 Jun:  R1

Flares    Max     Fadeout    Freq.  Sectors
  M1.0    0517UT  possible   lower  E. Asia/Aust.
  M3.2    1155UT  possible   lower  European
  M2.8    1227UT  possible   lower  European
  M4.8    1412UT  possible   lower  South American/
                                    Atlantic

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 03 Jun: 186/139


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             04 Jun             05 Jun             06 Jun
Activity     R1,chance R2       R1,chance R2       R1,chance R2
Fadeouts     Possible           Possible           Possible
10.7cm/SSN   185/138            185/138            180/133

COMMENT: Solar activity on UT day 03-Jun was at the R1 level 
due to M class solar flare activity. Small solar region AR3695(N27W38, 
beta) produced the M4.8 flare. Solar region AR3697(S18W10, beta-gamma-delta) 
produced the other M class flares and this medium sized region 
is currently the largest region on the solar disk. There are 
currently eleven numbered sunspot regions visible on the disk. 
Most of the regions are small. Solar regions AR3695 and AR3697 
have shown decay. Solar region AR3703(S07E20, beta-gamma) has 
shown rapid growth. Small solar regions AR3698(N23W13, beta) 
and AR3705(N18W43, beta) are growing. All other sunspot regions 
are either stable or in decay. A solar filament located in the 
southwest solar quadrant at S40W10-S25-W35 has shown some instability. 
Solar activity is expected to be at R1, chance R2 levels over 
04-06 Jun. No Earth-directed CMEs have been observed. A narrow 
westward CME was observed from 02/2336UT and appears associated 
with western limb plasma motion from 02/2300UT in SDO304 imagery. 
A very faint and very slow northwest CME followed the M4.8 flare 
and is not considered significant. The solar wind speed on UT 
day 03-Jun was light and steady until 03/2138UT when a possible 
indistinct CME transient was observed with the total interplanetary 
magnetic field (IMF) increasing to 18nT, together with a drop 
in solar wind density and only a slight increase in speed. The 
enhanced north-south IMF component (Bz) swung northwards after 
03/2138UT. The solar wind speed ranged from 287 to 397 km/s and 
is currently near 374 km/s. The peak total interplanetary field 
strength (IMF, Bt) was 17 nT and the north-south IMF component 
(Bz) range was +18 to -7 nT.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 03 Jun: G0

Estimated Indices 03 Jun : A   K           
   Australian Region       4   11111113
      Cocos Island         2   11110002
      Darwin               4   11111013
      Townsville           5   21111113
      Learmonth            4   11111113
      Alice Springs        4   11111103
      Gingin               5   21101213
      Canberra             4   11111103
      Kennaook Cape Grim   5   11111213
      Hobart               5   11112213    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 03 Jun :
      Macquarie Island     4   00122301
      Casey                4   23011111

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 03 Jun : 
      Darwin               0   (Quiet)
      Townsville           0   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Alice Springs        0   (Quiet)
      Gingin               0   (Quiet)
      Canberra             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 03 Jun : A 
           Fredericksburg         6
           Planetary              6                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 02 Jun :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         5
           Planetary              6   1101 2223     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
04 Jun    16    G0, chance G1
05 Jun    10    G0
06 Jun     8    G0

COMMENT: G0 geomagnetic conditions were observed in the Australian 
and Antarctic regions on UT day 03-Jun. G0 geomagnetic conditions 
are generally expected over 04-06 Jun. A weak glancing impact 
from a CME first observed on 01-Jun may mildly increase geomagnetic 
activity on 04-Jun.

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

PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
04 Jun      Normal         Normal-fair    Fair
05 Jun      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair
06 Jun      Normal         Normal         Normal

COMMENT: HF radio communication conditions on UT day 03-Jun were 
generally normal, with fair conditions at times for middle to 
high latitudes. Mostly normal HF conditions are expected over 
04-06 Jun. Mildly degraded HF conditions may be experienced local 
night hours on 04-Jun for middle to high latitudes. Shortwave 
fadeouts are possible.

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
03 Jun   122

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

Monthly T index:
Month  T index
May      121
Jun      116
Jul      117

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
04 Jun   115    Near predicted monthly values
05 Jun   115    Near predicted monthly values
06 Jun   115    Near predicted monthly values

COMMENT: ASWFC SWF HF Communications Warning 60 was issued on 
3 June and is current for 4-6 Jun. Maximum usable frequencies 
(MUFs) in the Australian region on UT day 03-Jun were near predicted 
monthly values. Spread F was observed at Hobart, Canberra and 
Norfolk Island during local night hours. MUFs are expected to 
be near predicted monthly values over 04-06 Jun. A mild degradation 
in HF conditions may be experienced for the southern Australian 
region during local night hours on 04-Jun. Shortwave fadeouts 
are possible.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 02 Jun
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   3.1E+05
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.5E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 3.60E+06   (normal fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 1%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: C1.9

DSCOVR Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 02 Jun
Speed: 319 km/sec  Density:    3.1 p/cc  Temp:    36600 K  Bz:   1 nT

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