[ips-dhfpr-euro] ASWFC Daily European HF Report 16 02 23 issued 0650 UT on 17 Feb 2023 [SEC=OFFICIAL]

[Regional Warning Centre]

SUBJ: ASWFC DAILY EUROPEAN HF PROPAGATION REPORT
ISSUED AT 17/0630Z FEB 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 16 02 23
Flares    Max     Fadeout    Freq.  Sectors
  M1.1    0032UT  possible   lower  West Pacific

A weak (8nT) impulse was observed in the SWS magnetometer data at
0912UT on 16 Feb.
PCA Event : No event.

Observed T index:   140

Observed European Region MUFS:
Enhanced by 20% during local day. Enhanced by 40% during local night.
Enhanced by 40% after local dawn.

2. FORECAST FOR 17 02 2023

Forecast T index:  130
Forecast European Region MUFS:
Initially today: Enhanced by 20%.
Rest of day: Near predicted monthly values
COMMENT: MUF depressions may be experienced following yesterdays
geomagnetic activity.

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

Average European T index over last 7 days:   135
ASWFC monthly forcast T index for FEB 2023:  75



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