[Ips-dsgr] ASWFC Daily Report - 01 August 25 issued 2332 UT on 01 Aug 2025 [SEC=OFFICIAL]

Australian Space Weather Forecasting Centre aswfc at bom.gov.au
Sat Aug 2 09:32:27 AEST 2025


SUBJ: ASWFC DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/01 AUGUST 2025
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE WEATHER FORECASTING CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 01 AUGUST AND FORECAST FOR 02 AUGUST - 04 AUGUST
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
ASWAS SCALE DESCRIPTION: https://bit.ly/3lmaMBx
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 01 Aug:  R0

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 01 Aug: 146/100


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             02 Aug             03 Aug             04 Aug
Activity     R0, chance R1      R0, chance R1      R0, chance R1
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN   145/99             145/99             140/94

COMMENT: Solar activity on UT day 01-Aug was at the R0 level, 
with several low level C-class flares observed. There are currently 
eight numbered sunspot regions visible on the solar disk. AR4167 
(N11W20, beta) is the largest region on the disk and has shown 
spot growth over the UT day. AR4155 (S10W46, beta) has shown 
mild growth in its trailer spots. All other sunspot regions are 
either stable or in decay. Solar activity is expected to be at 
the R0 level over 02-04 Aug, with a chance of R1. S0 solar proton 
conditions were observed on UT day 01-Aug. S0 solar proton conditions 
are expected over 02-04 Aug. No Earth-directed CMEs have been 
observed. The solar wind speed on UT day 01-Aug increased, ranging 
from 440 to 515 km/s and is currently near 490 km/s. The peak 
total interplanetary magnetic field strength (IMF, Bt) was 7 
nT and the north-south IMF component (Bz) range was -7 to +6 
nT. The solar wind speed is expected to decline toward background 
levels over 02-03 Aug. A mild increase in the solar wind is possible 
on 04-Aug due to a narrow equatorial coronal hole.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 01 Aug: G0

Estimated Indices 01 Aug : A   K           
   Australian Region       7   22213122
      Cocos Island         7   22212123
      Darwin               8   23223122
      Townsville           9   23223123
      Learmonth           10   22224123
      Alice Springs        7   12223122
      Gingin               9   22214123
      Canberra             6   12213122
      Kennaook Cape Grim   8   12214122
      Hobart               6   12213122    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 01 Aug :
      Macquarie Island     9   12125012
      Casey               15   34334123
      Mawson              43   34434367

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 01 Aug : 
      Darwin               0   (Quiet)
      Townsville           0   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Alice Springs        0   (Quiet)
      Gingin              38   (Quiet to unsettled)
      Canberra            21   (Quiet to unsettled)
      Hobart              40   (Quiet to unsettled)

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 01 Aug : A 
           Fredericksburg        13
           Planetary             14                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 31 Jul :  A   K
           Fredericksburg        10
           Planetary             11   ---- ----     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
02 Aug     5    G0
03 Aug     5    G0
04 Aug     6    G0

COMMENT: G0 geomagnetic conditions were observed in the Australian 
region on UT day 01-Aug. Mostly G0-G1 geomagnetic conditions 
were observed in the Antarctic region, with isolated periods 
of G2 and G3 observed at Mawson. G0 geomagnetic conditions are 
expected over 02-04 Aug.

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3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
01 Aug      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair    

PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
02 Aug      Normal         Normal         Normal
03 Aug      Normal         Normal         Normal
04 Aug      Normal         Normal         Normal

COMMENT: HF radio propagation conditions on UT day 01-Aug were 
mostly normal, with periods of fair conditions at high latitudes. 
HF radio propagation conditions are expected to be mostly normal 
over 02-04 Aug.

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
01 Aug    94

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day.
      Depressed by 20% during local night.
   Niue Island Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   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
Jul      88
Aug      96
Sep      93

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
02 Aug    95    Near predicted monthly values
03 Aug    95    Near predicted monthly values
04 Aug    95    Near predicted monthly values

COMMENT: Maximum usable frequencies (MUFs) in the Australian 
region on UT day 01-Aug were near predicted monthly values. Spread 
F was observed during local night hours at Hobart. MUFs are expected 
to be near predicted monthly values over 02-04 Aug.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 31 Jul
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   3.5E+05
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.6E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 3.40E+07   (normal fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 5%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: B8.1

DSCOVR Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 31 Jul
Speed: 434 km/sec  Density:    2.5 p/cc  Temp:    95700 K  Bz:   0 nT

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