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“ASWFC GEOMAGNETIC DISTURBANCE WARNING ISSUED AT 0733 UTC\/26 APRIL2024 BY THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE WEATHER FORECASTING CENTRE.<\/p>\n
“A coronal hole wind stream has moderately enhanced the solar wind
speed and been associated with several hours\u2019 worth of southward IMF
parameter Bz. For this reason, it is possible that periods of G1-G2
geomagnetic storm conditions may be observed.<\/p>\n
“INCREASED GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY EXPECTED DUE TO CORONAL HOLE HIGH SPEED WIND STREAM FROM 26-27 APRIL 2024:<\/p>\n
“GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY FORECAST
26 Apr:\u00a0 G0, slight chance G1-G2
27 Apr:\u00a0 G0, slight chance G1
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“Australian Space Weather Forecasting Centre.”<\/p>\n
After a big jump in solar activity, conditions continued to improve
in the past week.<\/p>\n
Twelve new sunspot groups emerged, two on April 18, three more on
April 19, five more on April 21, another on April 22 and one more on
April 24.<\/p>\n
Average daily sunspot number jumped from 142.7 to 265.9, and average
daily solar flux from 177.4 to 216.<\/p>\n
The Sun set another sunspot number record this week when the numbers
were 283, 283, 282 and 283 on April 21-24. The last time we saw a
higher daily sunspot number was 296 on April 17, 2014, 3,661 days
ago.<\/p>\n
April 2014 was the peak of Solar Cycle 24.<\/p>\n
Predicted solar flux over the next month shows values peaking at 215
from May 15-16 and again on May 19-20.<\/p>\n
We see solar flux at 155, 145 and 135 on April 26-28, 130 on April
29 through May 2, 160 on May 3-6, then 165, 170, 180, 185, 190, 195,
200, and 210 on May 7-14, then 215 on May 15-16, 212 on May 17-18,
215 on May 19-20, then 200 and 190 on May 21-22, 170 on May 23-24,
165, 160 and 155 on May 25-27, then 160 on May 28 through June 2.<\/p>\n
Predicted planetary A index is 15 on April 26-27, then 12, 10, 8 and
5 on April 28 through May 1, 10 on May 2-3, 5 on May 4, 8 on May
5-7, 5 on May 8-18, then 10, 15, 10 and 12 on May 19-22, 15 on May
23-24, 12, 8 and 7 on May 25-27, and 10 on May 28-30, 5 on May 31,
and 8 on June 1-3.<\/p>\n
There is no report from OK1HH this week due to problems with the
Czech Republic electric power grid.<\/p>\n
Steve, NN4X wrote on April 26:<\/p>\n
“The SFI and SSN have been very high lately, as you are more than
well aware.\u00a0 Sadly, no F2 has been noted on 6m, but on the evening
of Wednesday, 4\/24\/2024 at around 10:00 pm ET.
\u00a0
“10m: Noted BY still being received here in EL98 FT8. Also, received
multiple decodes from CS7AUT in IM67!<\/p>\n
“Not bad for 10:00pm!”<\/p>\n
In another message, on the evening of April 25 he sent a long list
of 10 and 12 meter FT8 decodes at 11:42 PM EDT.<\/p>\n
Signals from all over North America, plus Brazil, New Zealand,
Australia, Russia and China.<\/p>\n
New report from Dr. Tamitha Skov, WX6SWW:<\/p>\n