[ips-dhfpr-euro] IPS Daily European HF Report 24 10 03

[Regional Warning Centre]

SUBJ: IPS DAILY EUROPEAN HF PROPAGATION REPORT
ISSUED AT 25/0630Z OCT 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 24 10 03
Flares    Max     Fadeout    Freq.  Sectors
  M7.6    0255UT  probable   lower  E. Asia/Aust.
  M4.2    0510UT  possible   lower  E. Asia/Aust.
  M1.3    1858UT  possible   lower  East Pacific/
                                    North American
  M1.0    2140UT  possible   lower  East Pacific/
                                    North American
A strong shock was observed in the solar wind at 1448UT on 24 Oct.
A moderate (74nT) impulse was observed in the IPS magnetomter data at
1525UT on 24 Oct.
PCA Event : No event.

Observed T index:    58

Observed European Region MUFS:
Near predicted monthly values during local day, Depressed by 15%
during local night.

2. FORECAST FOR 25 10 2003

Forecast T index:   60
 
Forecast European Region MUFS:
Initially today: Enhanced by 35%.
Rest of day: Depressed 15%
COMMENT:Strongly degraded HF conditions expected later in UT day due
to geomagnetic activity.


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