[Ips-dsgr] ASWFC Daily Report - 13 June 26 issued 2330 UT on 13 Jun 2026 [SEC=OFFICIAL]

Australian Space Weather Forecasting Centre aswfc at bom.gov.au
Sun Jun 14 09:30:50 AEST 2026


SUBJ: ASWFC DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/13 JUNE 2026
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE WEATHER FORECASTING CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 13 JUNE AND FORECAST FOR 14 JUNE - 16 JUNE
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:** YELLOW **   MAG:** YELLOW **     ION: GREEN
ASWAS SCALE DESCRIPTION: https://bit.ly/3lmaMBx
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 13 Jun:  R0

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 13 Jun: 122/75


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             14 Jun             15 Jun             16 Jun
Activity     R0, chance of R1   R0, chance of R1   R0, chance of R1
Fadeouts     Possible           Possible           Possible
10.7cm/SSN   122/75             120/72             118/70

COMMENT: Solar flare activity on UT day 13-Jun was at the R0 
level. There are currently three numbered sunspot regions on 
the solar disk and one unnumbered region. Active region (AR) 
4465 (N08E04, beta-gamma) is the most magnetically complex region 
on the solar disk and continues to produce the occasional low 
level C-class flare. An unnumbered region has recently developed 
on the disk at around N08E55 with alpha magnetic complexity. 
All numbered regions are either stable or in decay. Solar flare 
activity over 14-16 Jun is expected to be at the R0 level, with 
a chance of R1. S0 solar radiation storm conditions were observed 
on UT day 13-Jun. S0 solar radiation storm conditions are expected 
over 14-16 Jun. No significantly geoeffective CMEs have been 
observed on 13-Jun. A west directed CME is visible in SOHO and 
STEREO-A imagery from 13/1326UT. This event is associated with 
an on disk eruption at around S20W70, visible from 13/1252UT 
in SDO, GOES SUVI and H-Alpha imagery. Modelling suggests this 
CME will pass ahead of the Earth. Two CMEs from 12-Jun have been 
further analysed with new imagery. A faint, east directed CME, 
visible in SOHO and STEREO-A imagery from 12/1638UT has been 
modelled. This CME may produce a glancing impact with Earth on 
15-Jun at 0800UT +/- 12 hours. An east directed CME, visible 
in SOHO imagery from 12/1936UT is expected to pass behind the 
Earth. The solar wind environment saw a step enhancement at around 
13/0950UT, suggesting a weak CME impact took place. The solar 
wind speed jumped up with this enhancement and then declined 
over the remainder of the day. The solar wind speed mostly ranged 
between 680 km/s and 525 km/s and is currently near 540 km/s. 
The peak total interplanetary field strength (IMF, Bt) was 8 
nT and the north-south IMF component range (Bz) ranged between 
+6 to -5 nT. The solar wind speed is expected to decline slowly 
over 14-Jun as coronal hole high speed wind stream effects wane, 
although an increase in low energy protons measured at ACE suggests 
an unexpected, weak CME impact may occur on 14-Jun. A moderate 
increase is expected on 15-Jun due to a glancing impact from 
a CME first observed on 12-Jun. A further increase is possible 
on 16-Jun due to a small coronal hole rotating towards a geoeffective 
position.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 13 Jun: G0

Estimated Indices 13 Jun : A   K           
   Australian Region      11   23243222
      Cocos Island         7   22232121
      Darwin               7   22232221
      Townsville          11   23243222
      Learmonth           15   23253232
      Alice Springs       10   23233222
      Gingin              13   23243332
      Canberra            10   23233222
      Kennaook Cape Grim  13   23243332
      Hobart              13   23243332    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 13 Jun :
      Macquarie Island    24   22265432
      Casey               25   33243463
      Mawson              35   45433564

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 13 Jun : 
      Darwin              NA
      Townsville           0   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Alice Springs        0   (Quiet)
      Gingin              17   (Quiet)
      Canberra            22   (Quiet to unsettled)
      Hobart              45   (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 13 Jun : A 
           Fredericksburg        17
           Planetary             20                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 12 Jun :  A   K
           Fredericksburg        13
           Planetary             16   3443 3223     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
14 Jun    16    G0, chance of G1
15 Jun    16    G0, chance of G1
16 Jun    16    G0, chance of G1

COMMENT: ASWFC Geomagnetic Warning 37 was issued on 11 June and 
is current for 12-14 Jun. Mostly G0 geomagnetic conditions were 
observed on UT day 13-Jun in the Australian region, with G1 conditions 
observed at Learmonth. G0 conditions were observed at the planetary 
level. G2 geomagnetic conditions were observed in the Antarctic 
region. G0 geomagnetic conditions, with a chance of G1 are expected 
over 14-16 Jun due to a combination of ongoing coronal hole high 
speed wind stream effects and a potential unexpected CME impact 
on 14-Jun. A predicted glancing CME impact on 15-Jun, and coronal 
hole high speed wind stream effects from an equatorial coronal 
hole on 16-Jun.

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

PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
14 Jun      Normal         Normal-fair    Fair
15 Jun      Normal         Normal-fair    Fair
16 Jun      Normal         Normal-fair    Fair

COMMENT: HF radio propagation conditions on UT day 13-Jun were 
mostly normal, with some mild degradations during local night 
hours. HF radio propagation conditions are expected to be mostly 
normal, with a chance of mild degradations over 14-16 Jun.

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
13 Jun    87

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      No data available during local day.
      No data available during local night.
   Niue Island Region:
      Enhanced by 20% during local day.
      Depressed by 15% during local night.
      Enhanced by 25% after local dawn.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Enhanced by 15% during local day.
      Near predicted monthly values during local night.
   Southern Australian Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day.
      Enhanced by 20% during local night.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Davis/Mawson):
      Near predicted monthly values over the UT day.

Monthly T index:
Month  T index
May      67
Jun      68
Jul      65

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
14 Jun    80    Near predicted monthly values
15 Jun    80    Near predicted monthly values
16 Jun    80    Near predicted monthly values

COMMENT: Maximum usable frequencies (MUFs) in the Australian 
region on UT day 13-Jun were mostly near predicted monthly values, 
with enhancements in the northern Australian region during local 
day and in the southern Australian region. Mildly degraded conditions 
were observed across the Australian region during local night 
hours. MUFs are expected to be generally near predicted monthly 
values over 14-16 Jun, with a chance of degraded conditions over 
the period.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 12 Jun
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   2.4E+05
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.7E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 1.60E+07   (normal fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 3%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: B5.4

DSCOVR Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 12 Jun
Speed: 508 km/sec  Density:    1.5 p/cc  Temp:    54200 K  Bz:  -1 nT

(Courtesy Space Weather Prediction Center, Boulder USA)
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Australian Space Weather Forecasting Centre
Bureau of Meteorology
ASWFC at bom.gov.au
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