[ips-dhfpr-euro] IPS Daily European HF Report 29 05 03

[Regional Warning Centre]

SUBJ: IPS DAILY EUROPEAN HF PROPAGATION REPORT
ISSUED AT 30/0630Z MAY 2003 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 29 05 03
Flares    Max     Fadeout    Freq.  Sectors
X1.1/2B    0105UT  probable   all    West Pacific
M2.7/1N    1937UT  possible   lower  East Pacific/
                                    North American
M1.5/1F    0217UT  possible   lower  E. Asia/Aust.
A strong shock was observed in the solar wind at 1830UT on 29 May.

PCA Event : Began at 0155UT 29/05, Ended at 0150UT 30/05
 

Observed T index:    74

Observed European Region MUFS:
Near predicted monthly values.

2. FORECAST FOR 30 05 2003

Forecast T index:   -5
 
Forecast European Region MUFS:
Initially today: Depressed by 40%.
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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