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FORECAST SOL: Moderate 
MAG: Normal 
ION: Normal
MAG: Normal ION: Normal
Space Weather Conditions
Summary Forecast
Thursday 12 March
last updated 11/2327 UT
On UT day 12-Mar solar activity is expected to be R0-R1. The solar wind speed is expected to be moderate trending light. G0 geomagnetic conditions are expected. HF radio propagation conditions are expected to be normal. Maximum usable frequencies in the Australian region are expected to be near predicted monthly values to 15% enhanced. S0 solar radiation storm conditions are expected.
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2025-09-15The Bureau of Meteorology is conducting essential maintenance. Services will be unavailable for up to two hours and 15 minutes outage on Tuesday 16 September 2025 from 12:30 am to 2:45 am AEST. During the maintenance period, some Bureau products and services may experience data delays during this time. Some space weather products will be unavailable or degraded during this time. We apologise for any inconvenience.
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