[Ips-dsgr] ASWFC Daily Report - 29 November 24 issued 2330 UT on 29 Nov 2024 [SEC=OFFICIAL]

Australian Space Weather Forecasting Centre aswfc at bom.gov.au
Sat Nov 30 10:30:46 AEDT 2024


SUBJ: ASWFC DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/29 NOVEMBER 2024
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE WEATHER FORECASTING CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 29 NOVEMBER AND FORECAST FOR 30 NOVEMBER - 02 DECEMBER
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:** YELLOW **   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
ASWAS SCALE DESCRIPTION: https://bit.ly/3lmaMBx
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 29 Nov:  R0

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 29 Nov: 220/170


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             30 Nov             01 Dec             02 Dec
Activity     R0-R1, chance R2   R0-R1, chance R2   R0-R1, chance R2
Fadeouts     Possible           Possible           Possible
10.7cm/SSN   215/165            210/161            210/161

COMMENT: Solar activity on UT day 29-Nov was R0, with no significant 
solar flares. There are currently nine numbered sunspot regions 
on the solar disk, however analysis is limited due to the SDO 
outage. AR3905 (S09W30, beta-gamma) and AR3906 (S16W23, 
beta-gamma) remain the most complex areas on the disk, 
and have shown some minor growth in trailing spots but overall 
have not shown any significant change in the past day. All other 
sunspot regions are either stable or in decay. Solar activity 
is expected to be R0-R1 with a chance for R2 over 30-Nov to 02 
Dec.

 A filament in the southern solar hemisphere lifted off from 
1217 UT and was associated with a slow southward CME, but it 
is not expected to be geoeffective. No other noteworthy CMEs 
were observed today. 

S0 solar radiation storm conditions were observed on UT day
29-Nov. S0 solar radiation storm conditions are expected over 
30-Nov to 02-Dec. 

The solar wind environment on UT day 29-Nov was mildly disturbed 
due to the arrival of a recent CME at 0218 UT. The solar wind 
speed reached a peak of 460 km/s before falling to near 380 km/s.
 The peak total interplanetary field strength (IMF, Bt) was 16 nT 
and the north-south IMF component range (Bz) was +14 to -10 nT. 
The solar wind environment is expected to settle into background 
conditions on 30-Nov. There is a chance of a mild disturbance 
from over 01-02 Dec due to a small equatorial coronal hole, 
however this will likely be brief.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 29 Nov: G0

Estimated Indices 29 Nov : A   K           
   Australian Region       9   23321123
      Cocos Island         5   22221022
      Darwin               8   23222123
      Townsville          10   23322133
      Learmonth            9   33322122
      Alice Springs        9   23322123
      Gingin               9   33321122
      Canberra             9   23321123
      Kennaook Cape Grim   9   23321123
      Hobart              10   23321133    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 29 Nov :
      Macquarie Island     8   22241022
      Casey               45   56753223
      Mawson              15   33342134

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 29 Nov : 
      Darwin               0   (Quiet)
      Townsville           0   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Alice Springs        0   (Quiet)
      Gingin               6   (Quiet)
      Canberra             2   (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 29 Nov : A 
           Fredericksburg         9
           Planetary             11                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 28 Nov :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         3
           Planetary              2   1100 0011     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
30 Nov    10    G0, slight chance G1
01 Dec     8    G0
02 Dec    12    G0, chance G1

COMMENT: In the BOM magnetometer data for 29 Nov, a weak (10nT) 
impulse was observed at 0303UT, which has been identified as 
the arrival of a CME from 25-Nov. G0 geomagnetic conditions were 
observed in the Australian region on UT day 29-Nov. G0-G3 geomagnetic 
conditions were observed in the Antarctic region. Mostly G0 geomagnetic 
conditions are expected over 30-Nov to 02-Dec, with a slight 
chance for G1.

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3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
29 Nov      Normal         Normal         Fair           

PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
30 Nov      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair
01 Dec      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair
02 Dec      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair

COMMENT: HF radio propagation conditions on UT day 29-Nov were 
generally normal, with some degradations at high latitudes. HF 
radio propagation is expected to be mostly normal over 30-Nov 
to 02-Dec, with a slight chance of further high latitude degradations. 
Shortwave fadeouts are possible.

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
29 Nov   147

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

Monthly T index:
Month  T index
Oct      139
Nov      119
Dec      117

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
30 Nov   135    Near predicted monthly values/depressed 5 to 
                15%
01 Dec   130    Near predicted monthly values/depressed 5 to 
                15%
02 Dec   130    Near predicted monthly values/depressed 5 to 
                15%

COMMENT: ASWFC SWF HF Communications Warning 140 was issued on 
29 November and is current for 29 Nov to 1 Dec. Maximum usable 
frequencies (MUFs) in the Australian region on UT day 29-Nov 
were mostly near predicted monthly values. Sporadic-E was observed 
in Niue, Canberra and Brisbane during local night hours. MUFs 
are expected to be near predicted values, with a chance of becoming 
depressed by 5-15% over 30-Nov to 02-Dec. This is due to a recent 
CME arrival, followed by possible coronal hole effects over the 
end of the period. Sporadic-E is likely to persist.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 28 Nov
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   8.9E+04
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.5E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 1.30E+06   (normal fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 1%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: C1.8

DSCOVR Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 28 Nov
Speed: 357 km/sec  Density:    3.8 p/cc  Temp:    46000 K  Bz:   2 nT

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