[Ips-dhfpr] IPS Daily HF Prop Report - 03 April 16 issued 2330 UT on 03 Apr 2016 [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

[Regional Warning Centre]

SUBJ: SWS DAILY HF PROPAGATION REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/03 APRIL 2016 BY Space Weather Services
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
AUSTRALIAN REGION SUMMARY AND FORECAST

1. SUMMARY (03 APRIL) 
Date   T index  Conditions    
03 Apr    48    Normal         

Flares: B class flare

MUFs:
   Cocos Island Region:
      Enhanced by 20% during local day.
      Depressed by 15% during local night.
   Niue Island Region:
      Depressed by 15% during local day.
      Depressed by 25% during local night.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Depressed by 15% during local day.
      Depressed by 20% during local night.
   Southern Australian Region:
      Depressed by 20% during local day.
      Near predicted monthly values during local night.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base/Davis/Mawson):
      Near predicted monthly values over the UT day.

PCA Event : No event.

Monthly T index:
Month  T index
Mar      50
Apr      50
May      49


2. FORECAST (04 APRIL - 06 APRIL)
Date   T index  Conditions       MUFs                              
04 Apr    45    Normal           Near predicted monthly values
05 Apr    45    Normal           Near predicted monthly values    
06 Apr    45    Normal           Near predicted monthly values   

COMMENT: IPS Preliminary HF Communications Warning 15 was issued 
on 1 April and is current for 2-4 Apr. Conditions for HF radio 
propagation were mixed throughout the Australian region during 
3 Apr. They were mildly depressed at Darwin (preliminary daily 
T=35) and Niue (T=37), and depressed at Perth (T=23), but enhanced 
at Brisbane (T=71) and other stations. Conditions are expected 
to be mildly depressed to near predicted monthly values today, 
4 Apr.

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