[ips-dhfpr-euro] ASWFC Daily European HF Report 15 12 23 issued 0650 UT on 16 Dec 2023 [SEC=OFFICIAL]

[Regional Warning Centre]

SUBJ: ASWFC DAILY EUROPEAN HF PROPAGATION REPORT
ISSUED AT 16/0630Z DEC 2023 
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE WEATHER FORECASTING CENTRE
EUROPEAN REGION SUMMARY AND FORECAST
MUF SUMMARY/FORECAST INFORMATION IN THIS REPORT IS AUTOMATICALLY
GENERATED FROM REGIONAL IONOSPHERIC DATA

1. SUMMARY FOR 15 12 23
Flares    Max     Fadeout    Freq.  Sectors
  M6.3    0715UT  probable   lower  Mid East/Indian
  M6.9    0734UT  probable   lower  Mid East/Indian

A weak (18nT) impulse was observed in the SWS magnetometer data at
1146UT on 15 Dec.
PCA Event : Began at 2335UT 15/12, Ended at 0045UT 16/12
 

Observed T index:    74

Observed European Region MUFS:
Near predicted monthly values.

2. FORECAST FOR 16 12 2023

Forecast T index:   30
Forecast European Region MUFS:
Initially today: Depressed by 20%.
Rest of day: Depressed 15-20%
COMMENT:Mildy degraded HF conditions expected local night hours, due
to mild geomagnetic activity.

3. 7 DAY AVERAGE T INDEX AND FORECAST MONTHLY T INDEX

Average European T index over last 7 days:    64
ASWFC monthly forcast T index for DEC 2023: 100



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