[ips-dhfpr-euro] IPS Daily European HF Report 05 11 01

[Regional Warning Centre]

SUBJ: IPS DAILY EUROPEAN HF PROPAGATION REPORT
ISSUED AT 06/0630Z NOV 2001 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
EUROPEAN REGION SUMMARY AND FORECAST
MUF SUMMARY/FORECAST INFORMATION IN THIS REPORT IS AUTOMATICALLY
GENERATED FROM REGIONAL IONOSPHERIC DATA

1. SUMMARY FOR 05 11 01
Flares    Max     Fadeout    Freq.  Sectors
  M1.9    0251UT  possible   lower  E. Asia/Aust.
  M1.2    0857UT  possible   lower  Mid East/Indian
  M2.3    0915UT  possible   lower  Mid East/Indian
  M1.2    1539UT  possible   lower  South American/
                                    Atlantic


A weak (14nT) impulse was observed in the IPS magnetomter data at
1555UT on 05 Nov, and a weak (12nT) impulse was observed at 1753UT on
05 Nov.
PCA Event : 10Mev Proton/PCA Event Began 04 11 2001 1710UT and is in
progress

Observed T index:   135

Observed European Region MUFS:
Enhanced by 15% during local day, Near predicted monthly values
during local night. Enhanced by 25% after local dawn.

2. FORECAST FOR 06 11 2001

Forecast T index:   35
 
Forecast European Region MUFS:
Initially today: Depressed by 15%.
Rest of day: Depressed 30-40%
COMMENT:Strongly degraded HF conditions expected due to geomagnetic
activity. The geomagnetic field was disturbed during the first 6
hours of the forecast day.

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