[Ips-dhfpr] IPS Daily HF Prop Report - 18 April 16 issued 2352 UT on 18 Apr 2016 [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

rwc rwc at ips.gov.au
Tue Apr 19 09:52:51 EST 2016


SUBJ: SWS DAILY HF PROPAGATION REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/18 APRIL 2016 BY Space Weather Services
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
AUSTRALIAN REGION SUMMARY AND FORECAST

1. SUMMARY (18 APRIL) 
Date   T index  Conditions    
18 Apr    11    Normal-fair    

Flares    Max     Fadeout    Freq.  Sectors
  M6.7    0029UT  probable   lower  West Pacific

MUFs:
   Cocos Island Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   Niue Island Region:
      Depressed by 25% during local day.
      Depressed by 35% during local night.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Depressed by 20% during local day.
      Depressed by 40% during local night.
      Depressed by 20% after local dawn.
   Southern Australian Region:
      Depressed by 30% during local day.
      Depressed by 30% during local night.
      Depressed by 20% after local dawn.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base/Davis/Mawson):
      Depressed by 25% over the UT day.

PCA Event : No event.

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


2. FORECAST (19 APRIL - 21 APRIL)
Date   T index  Conditions       MUFs                              
19 Apr     5    Normal-fair      20 to 30% below predicted monthly 
                                 values
20 Apr    10    Normal-fair      15 to 20% below predicted monthly 
                                 values    
21 Apr    15    Normal-fair      15 to 20% below predicted monthly 
                                 values   

COMMENT: IPS HF Communications Warning 19 was issued on 16 April 
and is current for 17-19 Apr. Depressed MUFs were observed across 
the majority of Australian regions over the last 24 hours. Continued 
MUF depressions of 20-40% are expected for all regions over the 
next 3 days with disturbed ionospheric support for Antarctic 
regions.

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Glossary on Solar Terrestrial Terms.

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