[ips-dhfpr-euro] ASWFC Daily European HF Report 15 01 23 issued 0650 UT on 16 Jan 2023 [SEC=OFFICIAL]

[Regional Warning Centre]

SUBJ: ASWFC DAILY EUROPEAN HF PROPAGATION REPORT
ISSUED AT 16/0630Z JAN 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 01 23
Flares    Max     Fadeout    Freq.  Sectors
  M6.0    0342UT  probable   lower  E. Asia/Aust.
  M4.9    1431UT  possible   lower  South American/
                                    Atlantic

A weak (12nT) impulse was observed in the SWS magnetometer data at
1429UT on 15 Jan.
PCA Event : No event.

Observed T index:   137

Observed European Region MUFS:
Enhanced by 45% during local day. Near predicted monthly values
during local night.

2. FORECAST FOR 16 01 2023

Forecast T index:   85
Forecast European Region MUFS:
Initially today: Near predicted monthly values.
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:    94
ASWFC monthly forcast T index for JAN 2023:  71



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