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

Wed May 16 07:16:50 PDT 2012

The NZ4O "Daily" Condensed HF/6M Radiowave Propagation Forecast has been 
published on Wednesday May 16, 2012 at 1500 UTC and is valid for the next 24 
hours.

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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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