[Ips-dhfpr] IPS Daily HF Prop Report - 01 March 04

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SUBJ: IPS DAILY HF PROPAGATION REPORT
ISSUED AT 01/2330Z MARCH 2004 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
AUSTRALIAN REGION SUMMARY AND FORECAST

1. SUMMARY (01 MARCH) 
Date   T index  Conditions    
01 Mar    51    Fair-normal    

Flares: none.

MUFs:
   Equatorial PNG Region:
      Enhanced by 15% during local day,
      Enhanced by 25% during local night.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   Southern Australian and New Zealand Region:
      Mostly near predicted monthly values,
      Depressed by 20% after local dawn.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base):
      Slightly below predicted monthly values over the 
      UT day, with isolated periods of disturbance.


PCA Event : No event.

Predicted Monthly T index for March:  51
2. FORECAST (02 MARCH - 04 MARCH)
Date   T index  Conditions       MUFs                              
02 Mar    30    Fair             Near predicted monthly values 
                                 PNG/N Aus. Depressed 10-30% 
                                 at times S Aus/NZ regions. 
03 Mar    55    Normal           Near predicted monthly values     
04 Mar    55    Normal           Near predicted monthly values    
COMMENT: Degraded HF conditions expected S Aus/NZ/Antarctic regions 
at times over the next three days due to a recurrent coronal 
hole wind stream. Some significnt depressions observed at central 
to southern Aus latitudes after local dawn today. Spread-F conditions 
observed generally in Antarctic regions over the UT day. Equatorial/N 
Aus regions conditions should remain mostly near normal. 

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