[ips-dhfpr-euro] ASWFC Daily European HF Report 24 03 24 issued 0650 UT on 25 Mar 2024 [SEC=OFFICIAL]

[Regional Warning Centre]

SUBJ: ASWFC DAILY EUROPEAN HF PROPAGATION REPORT
ISSUED AT 25/0630Z MAR 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 24 03 24
Flares    Max     Fadeout    Freq.  Sectors
  M2.4 23/2349UT  possible   lower  West Pacific
  M1.4    0125UT  possible   lower  West Pacific
  M2.0    0152UT  possible   lower  E. Asia/Aust.
  M2.7    0218UT  possible   lower  E. Asia/Aust.
  M1.1    0403UT  possible   lower  E. Asia/Aust.
  M2.2    0606UT  possible   lower  Mid East/Indian
  M1.3    0751UT  possible   lower  Mid East/Indian
  M1.1    1218UT  possible   lower  European
  M1.0    1234UT  possible   lower  European
  M1.2    1314UT  possible   lower  European
A strong shock was observed in the solar wind at 1411UT on 24 Mar.
A moderate (71nT) impulse was observed in the SWS magnetometer data
at 1436UT on 24 Mar.
PCA Event : Began at 1355UT 23/03, Ended at 1845UT 24/03
 

Observed T index:    97

Observed European Region MUFS:
Near predicted monthly values.

2. FORECAST FOR 25 03 2024

Forecast T index:   30
Forecast European Region MUFS:
Initially today: Depressed by 40%.
Rest of day: Depressed 30-40%
COMMENT:Strongly degraded HF conditions expected due to geomagnetic
activity. The geomagnetic field was disturbed during the first 6
hours of the forecast day.

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

Average European T index over last 7 days:   115
ASWFC monthly forcast T index for MAR 2024: 111



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