[ips-dhfpr-euro] SWS Daily European HF Report 19 08 22 issued 0650 UT on 20 Aug 2022 [SEC=OFFICIAL]

[Regional Warning Centre]

SUBJ: SWS DAILY EUROPEAN HF PROPAGATION REPORT
ISSUED AT 20/0630Z AUG 2022 
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE WEATHER FORECASTING CENTRE
EUROPEAN REGION SUMMARY AND FORECAST
MUF SUMMARY/FORECAST INFORMATION IN THIS REPORT IS AUTOMATICALLY
GENERATED FROM REGIONAL IONOSPHERIC DATA

1. SUMMARY FOR 19 08 22
Flares    Max     Fadeout    Freq.  Sectors
  M1.6    0444UT  possible   lower  E. Asia/Aust.
A moderate shock was observed in the solar wind at 1702UT on 19 Aug.
A weak (10nT) impulse was observed in the SWS magnetometer data at
1731UT on 19 Aug.
PCA Event : No event.

Observed T index:    20

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

2. FORECAST FOR 20 08 2022

Forecast T index:   55
Forecast European Region MUFS:
Initially today: Near predicted monthly values.
Rest of day: becoming depressed 15% at times later in UT day
COMMENT:Mildy degraded HF conditions expected local night hours, due
to mild geomagnetic activity.

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

Average European T index over last 7 days:    70
SWS monthly forcast T index for AUG 2022:  67



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