[ips-sf] ASWFC Summary Forecast for 19 January - issued 0515UT/19-Jan-2026 [SEC=OFFICIAL]

[Australian Space Weather Forecasting Centre]

Solar flare activity on UT day 19-Jan is expected to reach the R2
level, with a chance of R3. S1-S2 solar radiation storm conditions are
expected. The solar wind speed is expected to be very strong over the
UT day. G3-G4 geomagnetic conditions are expected due to the arrival
of a Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) at Earth at 19/2000UT +/- 10 hours.
HF radio propagation conditions are expected to become Fair-Poor
across the Australian region. Maximum usable frequencies (MUFs) in the
Australian region are expected to become depressed by 25-35% compared
with predicted monthly values following the CME arrival.

Australian Space Weather Forecasting Centre
Bureau of Meteorology
ASWFC at bom.gov.au
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