[Ips-dsgr] ASWFC Daily Report - 27 June 26 issued 2330 UT on 27 Jun 2026 [SEC=OFFICIAL]

Australian Space Weather Forecasting Centre aswfc at bom.gov.au
Sun Jun 28 09:30:52 AEST 2026


SUBJ: ASWFC DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/27 JUNE 2026
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE WEATHER FORECASTING CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 27 JUNE AND FORECAST FOR 28 JUNE - 30 JUNE
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:** YELLOW **   MAG:** YELLOW **     ION: GREEN
ASWAS SCALE DESCRIPTION: https://bit.ly/3lmaMBx
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 27 Jun:  R0

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 27 Jun: 188/141


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             28 Jun             29 Jun             30 Jun
Activity     R0-R1              R0-R1              R0-R1
Fadeouts     Possible           Possible           Possible
10.7cm/SSN   175/129            175/129            180/133

COMMENT: Solar flare activity on UT day 27-Jun was at the R0 
level, with a C7.4 flare from active region (AR) 4475 (S08W19, 
gamma) being the largest flare observed. There are currently 
six active sunspot regions on the disk, with AR 4478 (S06E34, 
beta‑gamma‑delta) being the largest and most magnetically complex 
region. This region showed mild growth over the past UT day. 
Both AR 4475 and AR 4479 (N17E18, beta) also showed some growth 
over the same period. A new region, numbered 4480, has appeared 
at S18E10, exhibiting a beta magnetic classification. The remaining 
regions are either stable or in decay. Solar flare activity is 
forecast to be at the R0-R1 level over 28-30 Jun, due to the 
magnetic complexity of ARs 4475 and 4478. Solar radiation storm 
conditions were at the S0 level throughout 27-Jun, and are forecast 
to remain at the S0 level through 28-30 Jun. A low-velocity south-directed 
coronal mass ejection (CME) was observed from 26/2112UT in SOHO/LASCO, 
following a C2.5 flare from AR 4475. Modelling suggests this 
CME will have a partial impact with Earth on 30-Jun at 30/1900UT 
+/- 10 hours. The solar wind speed declined across 27-Jun as 
the effects of a coronal hole high speed wind stream began to 
subside. The solar wind speed began the UT day at 650-680km/s, 
and slowly declined to between 500 and 530 km/s. The interplanetary 
magnetic field strength (IMF, Bt) peaked at 4 nT, with the north-south 
component (Bz) ranging between -3 and +3 nT. The solar wind is 
expected to continue declining over 28-30 Jun, before rising 
late on 30-Jun due to the arrival of the CME first seen on 26-Jun.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 27 Jun: G0

Estimated Indices 27 Jun : A   K           
   Australian Region       2   22101001
      Cocos Island         1   11101001
      Darwin               2   21101001
      Townsville           3   22201011
      Learmonth            3   21101012
      Alice Springs        2   22101001
      Gingin               4   32101012
      Canberra             3   22201000
      Kennaook Cape Grim   3   22102001
      Hobart               2   22101001    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 27 Jun :
      Macquarie Island     3   22201000
      Casey                5   32211111
      Mawson              19   44332135

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 27 Jun : 
      Darwin              NA
      Townsville           0   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            2   (Quiet)
      Alice Springs        0   (Quiet)
      Gingin               8   (Quiet)
      Canberra            17   (Quiet)
      Hobart              11   (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 27 Jun : A 
           Fredericksburg         8
           Planetary              9                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 26 Jun :  A   K
           Fredericksburg        13
           Planetary             11   3221 233-     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
28 Jun    12    G0
29 Jun     8    G0
30 Jun    16    G0-G1

COMMENT: Geomagnetic conditions in the Australian region on UT 
day 27-Jun were at the G0 level. G0 conditions were also recorded 
at the planetary level, with an isolated G1 interval reported 
in the Antarctic region at Mawson. G0 conditions are forecast 
over 28-29 Jun, with G0-G1 geomagnetic conditions forecast for 
30-Jun due to the arrival of a CME first observed on 26-Jun.

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

PCA Event : No event.

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

COMMENT: Global high-frequency radio propagation conditions were 
mostly normal on UT day 27-Jun, with some normal to fair conditions 
in Northern hemisphere polar regions. Global propagation conditions 
are expected to remain mostly normal over 28-30 Jun. Shortwave 
fadeouts are possible.

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
27 Jun    89

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      No data available during local day.
      No data available during local night.
   Niue Island Region:
      Enhanced by 30% during local day.
      Near predicted monthly values during local night.
      Enhanced by 20% after local dawn.
   Northern Australian Region:
      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
May      67
Jun      68
Jul      65

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
28 Jun    85    Near predicted monthly values
29 Jun    85    Near predicted monthly values
30 Jun    85    Near predicted monthly values

COMMENT: ASWFC SWF HF Communications Warning 57 was issued on 
27 June and is current for 27-28 Jun. Maximum Usable Frequencies 
(MUFs) in the Australian region were near predicted monthly values, 
with some enhancements seen at Niue Island. Spread-F was present 
across most of the Australian region during local night hours, 
including significant spread-F at Hobart. MUFs are forecast to 
continue to be near predicted values over 28-30 Jun. Shortwave 
fadeouts are possible.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 26 Jun
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   1.2E+06
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.8E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 5.90E+07   (normal fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 8%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: C1.0

DSCOVR Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 26 Jun
Speed: 506 km/sec  Density:    0.6 p/cc  Temp:    11100 K  Bz:   0 nT

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