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

Fri May 18 06:56:54 PDT 2012

The NZ4O "Daily" Condensed HF/6M Radiowave Propagation Forecast has been 
published on Friday May 18, 2012 at 1400 UTC and is valid for the next 24 
hours.

The seven day period NZ4O "Complete" MF/HF/6M Radiowave Propagation Forecast 
can be found at  http://www.solarcycle24.org and 
http://www.wcflunatall.com/propagation.htm .

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- Low Normal
Mid Latitude- Normal
High Latitude- Low Normal

NORTHERN HEMISPHERE 80, 60, 40, 30 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

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- Poor To Fair
West -> East To 2000 Mi/3200 km- Poor To Fair
North -> South To 2000 Mi/3200 km- Poor To Fair
South -> North To 2000 Mi/3200 km- Poor To Fair

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

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
West -> East To 2000 Mi/3200 km- Fair
South -> North To 2000 Mi/3200 km- Fair
North -> South To 2000 Mi/3200 km- Fair

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 on 80, 60, 40 and 30 meters, FAIR TO GOOD on 
20, 17, 15 and POOR TO 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, GOOD on 
20, 17, 15 and FAIR 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

NZ4O Amateur & SWL Radio Autobiography: http://www.nz4o.com
NZ4O MF/HF/6M Radiowave Propagation Forecast: http://www.solarcycle24.org

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