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HF Radio: Weak or minor degradation of HF radio communication on sunlit side, occasional loss of radio contact.
Navigation: Low-frequency navigation signals degraded for brief intervals.
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Periodic Network Outages Expected on 02 May 2024

Periodic Network Outages Expected on 02 May 2024
published: Thursday, May 02, 2024 13:16 UTC

Due to emergency maintenance, the Space Weather Prediction Center will experience periodic network irregularities on Thursday, May 2, 2024.

The timeline of expected impacts is the following:

1300-1315 UTC: Intermittent network instability
1500-1600 UTC: Severely limited services
1900-1915 UTC: Intermittent network instability
2000-2200 UTC: Testing - limited/few impacts expected
 
During portions of this period, SWPC will be unable to issue routine products, watches, warnings, and alerts. Access to products and data on the SWPC website will also be impacted and at times will be severely limited to completely unavailable.