[Ips-dhfpr] SWS Daily HF Prop Report - 15 March 17 issued 2345 UT on 15 Mar 2017 [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

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SUBJ: SWS DAILY HF PROPAGATION REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/15 MARCH 2017 BY Space Weather Services
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
AUSTRALIAN REGION SUMMARY AND FORECAST

1. SUMMARY (15 MARCH) 
Date   T index  Conditions    
15 Mar     6    Normal         

Flares: none.

MUFs:
   Cocos Island Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day.
      Depressed by 30% during local night.
   Niue Island Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day.
      Depressed by 15% during local night.
      Depressed by 20% after local dawn.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Depressed by 15% during local day.
      Depressed by 15% during local night.
   Southern Australian Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   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
Feb      10
Mar      16
Apr      15


2. FORECAST (16 MARCH - 18 MARCH)
Date   T index  Conditions       MUFs                              
16 Mar     5    Normal           Near predicted monthly values
17 Mar     5    Normal           Near predicted monthly values    
18 Mar     5    Normal           Near predicted monthly values   

COMMENT: MUFs across the Australian/NZ region were near predicted 
monthly values for the last 24 hours with mild depressions for 
some Northern AUS and Equatorial regions. Similar conditions 
are expected for the next 3 days. Possible disturbed ionospheric 
support for Antarctic and some southern AUS/NZ region stations 
should isolated active geomagnetic conditions eventuate 17Mar-18Mar.

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