[Ips-dhfpr] SWS Daily HF Prop Report - 14 August 18 issued 2330 UT on 14 Aug 2018 [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

[Regional Warning Centre]

SUBJ: SWS DAILY HF PROPAGATION REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/14 AUGUST 2018 BY Space Weather Services
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
AUSTRALIAN REGION SUMMARY AND FORECAST

1. SUMMARY (14 AUGUST) 
Date   T index  Conditions    
14 Aug    -2    Normal         

Flares: none.

MUFs:
   Cocos Island Region:
      No data available.
   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.
      Near predicted monthly values during local night.
   Southern Australian Region:
      Mostly near predicted monthly values.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base/Davis/Mawson):
      Mostly near predicted monthly values.

PCA Event : No event.

Monthly T index:
Month  T index
Jul      6
Aug      -3
Sep      -4


2. FORECAST (15 AUGUST - 17 AUGUST)
Date   T index  Conditions       MUFs                              
15 Aug     0    Normal           Near predicted monthly values
16 Aug    -5    Normal-fair      Near predicted monthly values/depressed 
                                 10 to 20%    
17 Aug    -5    Normal-fair      Near predicted monthly values/depressed 
                                 10 to 20%   

COMMENT: Mostly normal HF conditions were observed across the 
Aus/NZ regions on UT day 14 Aug. Incidents of Spread F and Sporadic 
E were observed at some Australian sites. Similar HF conditions 
are expected today, 15 Aug. Periods of moderately degraded conditions 
are possible on 16-17 Aug due to expected increase of geomagnetic 
activity.

----------------------------------------------------------
For an explanation of some of the terms in this report, go to
http://www.sws.bom.gov.au, and follow links to Educational->
Glossary on Solar Terrestrial Terms.

Space Weather Services              email: asfc at bom.gov.au
Bureau of Meteorology
PO Box 1386                         WWW: http://www.sws.bom.gov.au
Haymarket NSW 1240  AUSTRALIA       FTP: ftp://ftp-out.sws.bom.gov.au
tel: +61 2 9213 8010                fax: +61 2 9213 8060 

IMPORTANT: This e-mail, including any attachments, may contain,
confidential or copyright information.  The views expressed in 
this message are those of the individual sender, unless 
specifically stated to be the views of SWS.  If you are not 
the intended recipient, please contact the sender immediately 
and delete all copies of this e-mail and attachments. 
To unsubscribe from an IPS mail list either send an email to 
"MAIL_LIST"-leave at ips.gov.au or go to
http://www.sws.bom.gov.au/mailman/listinfo/"MAIL_LIST".
Information about training can be obtained from
http://www.sws.bom.gov.au/mailman/listinfo/ips-training.
General information is available from
http://www.sws.bom.gov.au/mailman/listinfo/ips-info.