[ips-dhfpr-euro] IPS Daily European HF Report 20 05 02

[Regional Warning Centre]

SUBJ: IPS DAILY EUROPEAN HF PROPAGATION REPORT
ISSUED AT 21/0630Z MAY 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 05 02
Flares    Max     Fadeout    Freq.  Sectors
 X2/2N    1527UT  probable   all    South American/
                                    Atlantic
 M4/--    1029UT  possible   lower  European
 M5/--    1053UT  possible   lower  European
A moderate shock was observed in the solar wind at 0256UT on 20 May.
A weak (16nT) impulse was observed in the IPS magnetomter data at
0341UT on 20 May.
PCA Event : No event.

Observed T index:   107

Observed European Region MUFS:
Near predicted monthly values.

2. FORECAST FOR 21 05 2002

Forecast T index:  115
 
Forecast European Region MUFS:
Initially today: Near predicted monthly values.
Rest of day: Near to 15% above predicted monthly values


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