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

Tue May 15 08:06:13 PDT 2012

The NZ4O "Daily" Condensed HF/6M Radiowave Propagation Forecast has been 
published on Tuesday May 15, 2012 at 1500 UTC and is valid for the next 24 
hours.

FORECASTED GLOBAL HF CONDITIONS BY BAND-

BAND                         DAY-NIGHT

80, 60, 40, 30 Meters: Poor-Fair To Good

20, 17, 15 Meters: Good-Fair

12, 10 Meters: Fair To Good-Poor

FORECASTED NORTHERN HEMISPHERE GLOBAL HF CONDITIONS-

Low Latitude- Normal

Mid Latitude- Normal

High Latitude- Normal

FORECASTED SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE GLOBAL HF CONDITIONS-

Low Latitude- Normal

Mid Latitude- Normal

High Latitude- 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- Good

West -> East To 2000 Mi/3200 km- Good

North -> South To 2000 Mi/3200 km- Good

South -> North To 2000 Mi/3200 km- Good

NORTHERN HEMISPHERE 12, 10 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

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- Good

West -> East To 2000 Mi/3200 km- Good

South -> North To 2000 Mi/3200 km- Good

North -> South To 2000 Mi/3200 km- 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, GOOD on 
20, 17, 15 meters and FAIR TO GOOD 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, GOOD on 
20, 17, 15 meters 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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