[ips-dhfpr-euro] IPS Daily European HF Report 18 12 02

[Regional Warning Centre]

SUBJ: IPS DAILY EUROPEAN HF PROPAGATION REPORT
ISSUED AT 19/0630Z DEC 2002 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 18 12 02
Flares    Max     Fadeout    Freq.  Sectors
M2.4/1N    0642UT  possible   lower  Mid East/Indian
M1.6/SF 17/2335UT  possible   lower  West Pacific


PCA Event : No event.

Observed T index:    98

Observed European Region MUFS:
Near predicted monthly values.

2. FORECAST FOR 19 12 2002

Forecast T index:  105
 
Forecast European Region MUFS:
Initially today: Near predicted monthly values.
Rest of day: Depressed 15%
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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