[ips-dhfpr-euro] IPS Daily European HF Report 25 09 01

[Regional Warning Centre]

SUBJ: IPS DAILY EUROPEAN HF PROPAGATION REPORT
ISSUED AT 26/0630Z SEP 2001 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
EUROPEAN REGION SUMMARY AND FORECAST
MUF SUMMARY/FORECAST INFORMATION IN THIS REPORT IS AUTOMATICALLY
GENERATED FROM REGIONAL IONOSPHERIC DATA

1. SUMMARY FOR 25 09 01
Flares    Max     Fadeout    Freq.  Sectors
 M7/1N    0440UT  probable   lower  E. Asia/Aust.
 M2/1N    1027UT  possible   lower  European
 M1/SF    0148UT  possible   lower  E. Asia/Aust.


A moderate (55nT) impulse was observed in the IPS magnetomter data at
2025UT on 25 Sep.
PCA Event : 10Mev Proton/PCA Event Began 24 09 2001 1235UT and is in
progress

Observed T index:   139

Observed European Region MUFS:
Near predicted monthly values during local day, Enhanced by 20%
during local night. Enhanced by 20% after local dawn.

2. FORECAST FOR 26 09 2001

Forecast T index:  115
 
Forecast European Region MUFS:
Initially today: Near predicted monthly values.
Rest of day: Depressed 15%/near prediected monthly values
COMMENT:Strongly degraded HF conditions expected due to geomagnetic
activity. The geomagnetic field was disturbed during the first 6
hours of the forecast day.

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