[Ips-geo-warning] IPS GEOMAGNETIC WARNING issued 2353 UT on 27 May 2016 [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

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SUBJ: SWS GEOMAGNETIC DISTURBANCE WARNING 16/20
ISSUED AT 2351UT/27 MAY 2016
BY THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE.

The solar wind speed is expected to gradually increase in response 
to a large northern hemisphere coronal hole. The geomagnetic 
conditions on 28-30 May could at times reach minor storm levels. 
The aurora may be visible from as low as some parts of the state 
of Victoria, Australia, on the local night of 28-30 May.

INCREASED GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY EXPECTED 
DUE TO CORONAL HOLE HIGH SPEED WIND STREAM
FROM 28-30 MAY 2016
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GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY FORECAST
28 May:  Quiet to Unsettled
29 May:  Unsettled to Active
30 May:  Unsettled to Active

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