[ips-dhfpr-euro] IPS Daily European HF Report 09 11 04

[Regional Warning Centre]

SUBJ: IPS DAILY EUROPEAN HF PROPAGATION REPORT
ISSUED AT 10/0630Z NOV 2004 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 09 11 04
Flares    Max     Fadeout    Freq.  Sectors
  M8.9    1719UT  probable   lower  South American/
                                    Atlantic
A strong shock was observed in the solar wind at 0914UT on 09 Nov,
and a strong shock was observed in the solar wind at 1819UT on 09
Nov.
A weak (22nT) impulse was observed in the IPS magnetometer data at
0931UT on 09 Nov, and a moderate (58nT) impulse was observed at
1849UT on 09 Nov.
PCA Event : 10Mev Proton/PCA Event Began 07 11 2004 1915UT and is in

Observed T index:    41

Observed European Region MUFS:
Near predicted monthly values during local day, Depressed by 80%
during local night. Depressed by 70% after local dawn.

2. FORECAST FOR 10 11 2004

Forecast T index:   35
 
Forecast European Region MUFS:
Initially today: Depressed by 65%.
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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