[Ips-dhfpr] SWS Daily HF Prop Report - 04 May 17 issued 2338 UT on 04 May 2017 [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

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SUBJ: SWS DAILY HF PROPAGATION REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/04 MAY 2017 BY Space Weather Services
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
AUSTRALIAN REGION SUMMARY AND FORECAST

1. SUMMARY (04 MAY) 
Date   T index  Conditions    
04 May     9    Normal         

Flares: none.

MUFs:
   Cocos Island Region:
      Enhanced by 15% during local day.
      No data available during local night.
   Niue Island Region:
      Depressed by 15% during local day.
      Near predicted monthly values during local night.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Depressed by 15% during local day.
      Depressed by 20% during local night.
      Depressed by 20% after local dawn.
   Southern Australian Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base/Davis/Mawson):
      Enhanced by 25% over the UT day.

PCA Event : No event.

Monthly T index:
Month  T index
Apr      14
May      12
Jun      12


2. FORECAST (05 MAY - 07 MAY)
Date   T index  Conditions       MUFs                              
05 May     0    Normal           Depressed 15 to 20%/near predicted 
                                 monthly values
06 May     0    Normal           Depressed 15 to 20%/near predicted 
                                 monthly values    
07 May    10    Normal           Near predicted monthly values   

COMMENT: For the UT day, 04 May, MUFs were mostly near monthly 
predicted levels over the Southern Australian region with some 
Minor depressions in the Northern Australian and Niue Island 
regions. MUFs were enhanced in the Cocos Island region during 
the local day. Sporadic E was observed, mainly in the low latitudes. 
MUFs are expected to have minor depressions on 05 May due to 
possible minor geomagnetic activity.

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