[NZ4O Spaceweather] NZ4O Daily Condensed HF/6M Radiowave Propagation Forecast

Sat May 12 06:10:40 PDT 2012

The NZ4O "Daily" Condensed HF/6M Radiowave Propagation Forecast has been 
published on Saturday May 12, 2012 and is valid for the next 24 hours.

NOTE!!! There will be no daily propagation update on Sunday May 13, 2012. It 
will return on Monday May 14, 2012.

FORECASTED GLOBAL HF CONDITIONS BY BAND-
BAND DAY-NIGHT
80, 60, 40, 30 Meters: Poor-Fair To Good
20, 17 Meters: Fair To Good-Fair
15 Meters: Fair-Poor
12, 10 Meters: Fair-Poor

FORECASTED NORTHERN HEMISPHERE GLOBAL HF CONDITIONS-
Low Latitude- Low Normal
Mid Latitude- Low Normal
High Latitude- Low Normal

FORECASTED SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE GLOBAL HF CONDITIONS-
Low Latitude- Low Normal
Mid Latitude- Low Normal
High Latitude- Low Normal

NORTHERN HEMISPHERE 80, 60, 40, 30 METERS-
East -> West To 2000 Mi/3200 km- Fair To Good
West -> East To 2000 Mi/3200 km- Fair To Good
North -> South To 2000 Mi/3200 km- Fair To Good
South -> North To 2000 Mi/3200 km- Fair To Good

NORTHERN HEMISPHERE 20, 17, 15 METERS-
East -> West To 2000 Mi/3200 km- Fair To Good
West -> East To 2000 Mi/3200 km- Fair To Good
North -> South To 2000 Mi/3200 km- Fair To Good
South -> North To 2000 Mi/3200 km- Fair To Good

NORTHERN HEMISPHERE 12, 10 METERS-
East -> West To 2000 Mi/3200 km-Fair
West -> East To 2000 Mi/3200 km- Fair
North -> South To 2000 Mi/3200 km- Fair
South -> North To 2000 Mi/3200 km- Fair

SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE 80, 60, 40, 30 METERS-
East -> West To 2000 Mi/3200 km- Fair To Good
West -> East To 2000 Mi/3200 km- Fair To Good
South -> North To 2000 Mi/3200 km- Fair To Good
North -> South To 2000 Mi/3200 km- Fair To Good

SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE 20, 17, 15 METERS-
East -> West To 2000 Mi/3200 km- Fair To Good
West -> East To 2000 Mi/3200 km- Fair To Good
South -> North To 2000 Mi/3200 km- Fair To Good
North -> South To 2000 Mi/3200 km- Fair To Good

SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE 12, 10 METERS-
East -> West To 2000 Mi/3200 km- Fair To Good
West -> East To 2000 Mi/3200 km- Fair To Good
South -> North To 2000 Mi/3200 km- Fair To Good
North -> South To 2000 Mi/3200 km- Fair To Good

HF Propagation Forecast Scale-
Excellent S9+1 Or Better
Good S7-S9
Fair S4-S6
Poor S1-S3
None S0

>From the Northern Hemisphere-
(TA) Trans Atlantic, (TI) Trans Indian, (TP) Trans Pacific and cross 
Equatorial HF propagation conditions greater than
2000 mi/3200 km will be FAIR TO GOOD on 80, 60, 40 and 30 meters, FAIR TO 
GOOD on 20, 17, 15 and FAIR on 12 and 10 meters.

>From the Southern Hemisphere-
(TA) Trans Atlantic, (TI) Trans Indian, (TP) Trans Pacific and cross 
Equatorial HF propagation conditions greater than
2000 mi/3200 km will be FAIR TO GOOD on 80, 60, 40 and 30 meters, FAIR TO 
GOOD on 20, 17, 15 and FAIR TO GOOD on 12 and 10 meters.

HF Propagation Forecast Scale-
Excellent S9+1 Or Better
Good S7-S9
Fair S4-S6
Poor S1-S3
None S0

GLOBAL 50-54 MC (6 Meters) PROPAGATION MODES EXPECTED FORECAST-
F2- None
Sporadic E (Es)- Yes
Aurora E High Latitude- Yes
Aurora E Mid Latitude- No
Troposphere Ducting- Yes
Trans Equatorial (TE) F2/F3- Yes
Meteor Scatter- No, excluding random meteors, lightning bolt plasma 
channels, space junk and alien spacecraft

Meter Band Equivalents
Ham SWL
160 90
80 75
60 60
40 49, 41
30 31, 25
20 22, 19
17 16, 15
15 13
12, 10 11

Standard Disclaimer-

Note! I use error prone RAW public domain data from the NOAA Space 
Environment Center, as well as other U.S. government organizations, to 
produce my propagation forecasts. This data is gathered and made public by 
the U.S. Government using taxpayer $$$. However the propagation forecast 
that I produce from the RAW public domain data is my personal intellectual 
property. Therefore this propagation forecast contained herein is
copyrighted © 1988-2012 by Thomas F. Giella, NZ4O.

Reproduction of and distribution of the propagation forecast herein is 
allowed without advanced permission as long as proper credit is given.

Also space weather forecasting is still an inexact science. The forecasts 
are not official but for hobby related purposes only and are subject to 
human error and acts of God, therefore no guarantee or warranty implied.

73 & GUD DX,
Thomas F. Giella, NZ4O
Lakeland, FL, USA
thomasfgiella at tampabay.rr.com

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