[Ips-dhfpr] IPS Daily HF Prop Report - 09 April 03
rwc
rwc at ips.gov.au
Thu Apr 10 09:16:10 EST 2003
SUBJ: IPS DAILY HF PROPAGATION REPORT
ISSUED AT 09/2330Z APRIL 2003 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
AUSTRALIAN REGION SUMMARY AND FORECAST
1. SUMMARY (09 APRIL)
Date T index Conditions
09 Apr 89 Normal-fair
Flares: none.
MUFs:
Equatorial PNG Region:
Enhanced by 15% during local day,
Near predicted monthly values during local night.
Enhanced by 40% after local dawn.
Northern Australian Region:
Enhanced by 20% during local day,
Near predicted monthly values during local night.
Enhanced by 35% after local dawn.
Southern Australian and New Zealand Region:
Enhanced by 20% during local day,
Near predicted monthly values during local night.
Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base):
Enhanced by 25% over the UT day.
PCA Event : No event.
Predicted Monthly T index for April: 77
2. FORECAST (10 APRIL - 12 APRIL)
Date T index Conditions MUFs
10 Apr 85 Normal-Fair near predicted monthly values/depressed
10 to 15%
11 Apr 70 Normal-Fair depressed 10 to 15%/near predicted
monthly values
12 Apr 70 Normal-Fair depressed 10 to 20%/near predicted
monthly values
COMMENT: IPS HF Communications Warning 26 was issued on 8 April
and is current for interval 11-12 April. A general period of
mild to moderate degradation is expected for southern Aus/NZ
region HF comms over the coming week. Low latitude (Norther Aus/Equatorial
regions) are not expected to be impacted by coronal hole induced
geomagnetic activity. Southern Aus/NZ region may expecerience
local night degradation and brief depressions after local dawn.
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