[ips-dhfpr-euro] IPS Daily European HF Report 29 10 03

[Regional Warning Centre]

SUBJ: IPS DAILY EUROPEAN HF PROPAGATION REPORT
ISSUED AT 30/0630Z 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 29 10 03
Flares    Max     Fadeout    Freq.  Sectors
X10/--    2049UT  probable   all    East Pacific/
                                    North American
 M3/--    0511UT  possible   lower  E. Asia/Aust.

A strong (139nT) impulse was observed in the IPS magnetomter data at
0611UT on 29 Oct.
PCA Event : 10Mev Proton/PCA Event Began 28 10 2003 1215UT and is in

Observed T index:    96

Observed European Region MUFS:
Enhanced by 20% during local day, Enhanced by 30% during local night.

2. FORECAST FOR 30 10 2003

Forecast T index:    0
 
Forecast European Region MUFS:
Initially today: No data available.
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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