[Ips-whfpr] IPS Weekly Prop. Report (18 January 12) issued 0210 UT on 18 Jan 2012

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SUBJ: IPS WEEKLY HF PROPAGATION REPORT
ISSUED AT 18/0200Z JANUARY 2012 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
AUSTRALIAN REGION SUMMARY AND FORECAST
1. SUMMARY (11 JANUARY - 17 JANUARY)
Date   T index   Conditions        
11 Jan  101      Normal            
MUFS:
   Cocos Island Region:
      No data available.
   Niue Island Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Enhanced by 15% during local day.
      Enhanced by 20% during local night.
   Southern Australian and New Zealand Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
      Enhanced 20-30% local day Perth and Learmonth
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base/Davis/Mawson):
      Near predicted monthly values over the UT day.

12 Jan   79      Normal            
MUFS:
   Cocos Island Region:
      No data available.
   Niue Island Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day.
      Depressed by 20% during local night.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Variable enhancements/depressions over the UT day.
   Southern Australian and New Zealand Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base/Davis/Mawson):
      Near predicted monthly values over the UT day.

13 Jan  108      Normal            
MUFS:
   Cocos Island Region:
      No data available.
   Niue Island Region:
      Variable minor enhancements/depressions.
      Enhanced to 40% local day today. 
   Northern Australian Region:
      Enhanced by 20% during local day.
      Enhanced by 45% during local night.
   Southern Australian and New Zealand Region:
      Enhanced by 15% during local day.
      Near predicted monthly values during local night.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base/Davis/Mawson):
      Near predicted monthly values over the UT day.
      Isolated periods of moderate disturbance. 

14 Jan   84      Normal            
MUFS:
   Cocos Island Region:
      No data available.
   Niue Island Region:
      Enhanced to 45% 00-02UT.
      Enhanced by 15% during local day.
      Near predicted monthly values during local night.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Darwin variable enhancements to 60% 03-05, 12-15UT.
      Townsville enhanced 20% 04-05, depressed 20% 08-10UT.
      Learmonth enhanced 30% 01-07, depressed 20% 18-21UT.
      Brisbane depressed 20% 00-03, 06-10UT
      Otherwise near predicted monthly values.
   Southern Australian and New Zealand Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base/Davis/Mawson):
      Near predicted monthly values over the UT day.

15 Jan   95      Normal            
MUFS:
   Cocos Island Region:
      No data available.
   Niue Island Region:
      Variable enhancements/depressions local day.
      Otherwise near predicted monthly values.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day.
      Enhanced by 15% during local night.
      Briefly enhanced 40-50% local night at Darwin, 
      25% at Townsville and Brisbane. 
   Southern Australian and New Zealand Region:
      Enhanced to 30% 04-07, 17-18UT at Perth.
      Otherwise near predicted monthly values.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base/Davis/Mawson):
      Near predicted monthly values over the UT day.

16 Jan  105      Normal            
MUFS:
   
   Niue Island Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day.
      Enhanced by 20% during local night.
   Southern Australian and New Zealand Region:
      Enhanced by 15% during local day.
      Near predicted monthly values during local night.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base/Davis/Mawson):
      Near predicted monthly values over the UT day.

17 Jan   73      Normal            
MUFS:
      Niue Island Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   Southern Australian and New Zealand Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base/Davis/Mawson):
      Near predicted monthly values over the UT day.

Predicted Monthly T index for January:  76
2. FORECAST (18 JANUARY - 24 JANUARY) 
MUFS: MUFs near predicted monthly values.
Propagation conditions: Mostly Normal. 
SWFs possible throughout this period.

T index:  85

3. OUTLOOK (25 JANUARY - 24 FEBRUARY)
Degraded HF propagation conditions possible:
No signficant degraded periods expected.

PLEASE NOTE:
Space weather conditions can frequently be determined by short 
timescale events that cannot be forecast a week in advance,
particularly at solar maximum.

For an explanation of some of the terms in this report, go to
http://www.ips.gov.au, and follow links to Educational->
Glossary on Solar Terrestrial Terms.


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