[ips-dhfpr-euro] ASWFC Daily European HF Report 15 03 23 issued 0650 UT on 16 Mar 2023 [SEC=OFFICIAL]

[Regional Warning Centre]

SUBJ: ASWFC DAILY EUROPEAN HF PROPAGATION REPORT
ISSUED AT 16/0630Z MAR 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 03 23
Flares: none.
A strong shock was observed in the solar wind at 0348UT on 15 Mar.
A weak (19nT) impulse was observed in the SWS magnetometer data at
0427UT on 15 Mar.
PCA Event : Began at 1145UT 14/03, Ended at 1220UT 14/03
 and, Began at 1355UT 14/03, Ended at 1435UT 14/03
 

Observed T index:   102

Observed European Region MUFS:
Enhanced by 15% during local day. Enhanced by 15% during local night.
Enhanced by 25% after local dawn.

2. FORECAST FOR 16 03 2023

Forecast T index:   95
Forecast European Region MUFS:
Initially today: Near predicted monthly values.
Rest of day: becoming depressed 15 to 20% later in UT day
COMMENT:Degraded HF conditions expected due to geomagnetic activity.

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

Average European T index over last 7 days:   136
ASWFC monthly forcast T index for MAR 2023:  80



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