[ips-dhfpr-euro] ASWFC Daily European HF Report 17 08 24 issued 0650 UT on 18 Aug 2024 [SEC=OFFICIAL]

[Australian Space Weather Forecasting Centre]

SUBJ: ASWFC DAILY EUROPEAN HF PROPAGATION REPORT
ISSUED AT 18/0630Z AUG 2024 
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 17 08 24
Flares    Max     Fadeout    Freq.  Sectors
  M1.6    1033UT  possible   lower  European
  M1.1    1144UT  possible   lower  European
  M1.1    2153UT  possible   lower  East Pacific/
                                    North American

A weak (16nT) impulse was observed in the SWS magnetometer data at
1425UT on 17 Aug, and a weak (24nT) impulse was observed at 1726UT on
17 Aug.
PCA Event : No event.

Observed T index:   169

Observed European Region MUFS:
Enhanced by 15% during local day. Enhanced by 15% during local night.
Enhanced by 20% after local dawn.

2. FORECAST FOR 18 08 2024

Forecast T index:  110
Forecast European Region MUFS:
Initially today: Near predicted monthly values.
Rest of day: Depressed 15%/near predicted monthly values
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:   140
ASWFC monthly forcast T index for AUG 2024: 119



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