[ips-dhfpr-euro] IPS Daily European HF Report 20 12 02

[Regional Warning Centre]

SUBJ: IPS DAILY EUROPEAN HF PROPAGATION REPORT
ISSUED AT 21/0630Z 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 20 12 02
Flares    Max     Fadeout    Freq.  Sectors
M6.8/SF    1318UT  probable   lower  European
M2.7/2N 19/2153UT  possible   lower  East Pacific/
                                    North American


PCA Event : No event.

Observed T index:   111

Observed European Region MUFS:
Near predicted monthly values.

2. FORECAST FOR 21 12 2002

Forecast T index:  135
 
Forecast European Region MUFS:
Initially today: Near predicted monthly values.
Rest of day: Near predicted 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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