[ips-dhfpr-euro] ASWFC Daily European HF Report 06 05 23 issued 0650 UT on 07 May 2023 [SEC=OFFICIAL]

[Regional Warning Centre]

SUBJ: ASWFC DAILY EUROPEAN HF PROPAGATION REPORT
ISSUED AT 07/0630Z MAY 2023 
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 06 05 23
Flares: none.
A possible weak shock was observed in the solar wind at 0026UT on 06
May.
A weak (11nT) impulse was observed in the SWS magnetometer data at
0130UT on 06 May.
PCA Event : No event.

Observed T index:   124

Observed European Region MUFS:
Enhanced by 25% during local day. Near predicted monthly values
during local night.

2. FORECAST FOR 07 05 2023

Forecast T index:  105
Forecast European Region MUFS:
Initially today: Enhanced by 20%.
Rest of day: becoming depressed 15 to 20% later in UT day
COMMENT:Degraded HF conditions expected due to geomagnetic activity.

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

Average European T index over last 7 days:   102
ASWFC monthly forcast T index for MAY 2023:  84



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