[Ips-dhfpr] IPS Daily HF Prop Report - 03 March 04

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SUBJ: IPS DAILY HF PROPAGATION REPORT
ISSUED AT 03/2330Z MARCH 2004 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
AUSTRALIAN REGION SUMMARY AND FORECAST

1. SUMMARY (03 MARCH) 
Date   T index  Conditions    
03 Mar    49    Normal-fair    

Flares: none.

MUFs:
   Equatorial PNG Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day,
      Enhanced by 25% during local night.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day,
      Enhanced by 30% during local night.
   Southern Australian and New Zealand Region:
      Mostly near predicted monthly values,
      Variable minor depressions around local dawn.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base):
      Near predicted monthly values over the UT day,
      with isolated periods of disturbance.


PCA Event : No event.

Predicted Monthly T index for March:  49
2. FORECAST (04 MARCH - 06 MARCH)
Date   T index  Conditions       MUFs                              
04 Mar    45    Normal-fair      Near predicted monthly values 
                                 PNG/N Aus. Depressed 10-20% 
                                 at times S Aus/NZ regions. 
05 Mar    55    Fair-normal      Near predicted monthly values     
06 Mar    60    Normal           Near predicted monthly values    
COMMENT: Degraded HF conditions expected S Aus/NZ/Antarctic regions 
at times over the next two days due to a recurrent coronal hole 
wind stream. Night-time spread-F conditions observed S Aus region. 
Spread-F conditions observed generally in Antarctic regions. 
Equatorial/N Aus regions conditions should remain mostly near 
normal. Expect gradually improving propagation conditions at 
mid to high latitudes after day two. 

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