ISSUED ON 02 NOVEMBER 2006, BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES,
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE

1. SUMMARY (24 OCTOBER - 01 NOVEMBER)
K indices are in UT (0-24). For conversion to local time:
AEST = UT + 10 hours; ACST = UT + 9.5 hours; AWST = UT + 8 hours
        Australian Region*              
 Date     K-INDICES    A               
 24 Oct   1121 2122    5     
 25 Oct   2221 1111    4     
 26 Oct   2122 2111    5    
 27 Oct   2111 2123    6    
 28 Oct   2223 3323   11    
 29 Oct   3232 3233   12    
 30 Oct   3223 2211    8    
 31 Oct   1111 2112    4    
 01 Nov   2211 3212    6    

*estimated from real time data

Quiet to unsettled conditions.

2. FORECAST (02 NOVEMBER - 02 DECEMBER)
Disturbed Periods: 
active on 9 Nov, active on 17 Nov, active on 24 Nov.

Best Quiet Periods: 
 2 Nov to 8 Nov,  13 Nov to 15 Nov,  19 Nov to 23 Nov,  27 Nov to 28 Nov.

3. FORECAST FOR HIGH RESOLUTION AEROMAGNETIC SURVEYS

Northern Australian Regions:
 Disturbed Periods: None.
 Best Quiet Periods: 2 Nov to 28 Nov.

Central Australian Regions:
 Disturbed Periods: None.
 Best Quiet Periods: 5 Nov to 7 Nov,  11 Nov to 14 Nov,  19 Nov to 22 Nov, 
26 Nov to 28 Nov.

Southern Australian Regions:
 Disturbed Periods: None.
 Best Quiet Periods: 5 Nov to 7 Nov,  11 Nov to 14 Nov,  19 Nov to 22 Nov, 
26 Nov to 28 Nov.

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.

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