[ips-dhfpr-euro] IPS Daily European HF Report 12 03 12 issued 0650 UT on 13 Mar 2012

[Regional Warning Centre]

SUBJ: IPS DAILY EUROPEAN HF PROPAGATION REPORT
ISSUED AT 13/0630Z MAR 2012 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 12 03 12
Flares: none.
A strong shock was observed in the solar wind at 0842UT on 12 Mar.
A weak (30nT) impulse was observed in the IPS magnetometer data at
0915UT on 12 Mar.
PCA Event : Began at 0530UT 07/03, Ended at 2135UT 12/03
 

Observed T index:    54

Observed European Region MUFS:
Depressed by 20% during local day. Depressed by 20% during local
night.

2. FORECAST FOR 13 03 2012

Forecast T index:   55
Forecast European Region MUFS:
Initially today: Enhanced by 30%.
Rest of day: becoming depressed 20 to 25% later in UT day
COMMENT:Strongly degraded HF conditions expected later in UT day due
to geomagnetic activity.

3. 7 DAY AVERAGE T INDEX AND FORECAST MONTHLY T INDEX

Average European T index over last 7 days:    60
IPS monthly forcast T index for MAR 2012:  81



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