[Ips-hf-warning] IPS HF COMMS WARNING

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SUBJ: IPS PRELIMINARY HF RADIO COMMUNICATIONS WARNING 01/26
ISSUED AT 16/0018Z APRIL 2001
BY THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE.

INCREASED GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY EXPECTED 18 APRIL DUE TO
X14 FLARE ON 15 APRIL. DISTURBANCE MAY NOT BE STRONG DUE TO
EXTREME WESTWARD LOCATION OF EVENT. A PROTON EVENT IS CURRENTLY
DEGRADING POLAR REGION HF COMMS.
DEGRADED HF PROPAGATION CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM LATE 18-19 APRIL 2001,
MID TO HIGH LATITUDES ONLY.
A MORE DETAILED HF WARNING WILL BE ISSUED IF DISTURBANCE EVENTUATES.
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