Missile operations are scheduled daily from 0001 to 1100 UTC, 4 through 21 October, in areas of the Bay of Biscay, Celtic Sea, and North Atlantic off France.
North Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 1944/26
What this record establishes
Cancelled notice · 2026-10-01 16:15Z
This notice disappeared from the issuing source's in-force list. No explicit recovery or all-clear is established by that removal.
- Source and dates
- NGA MSI in-force warnings (DailyMem*.txt). Issued 2026-09-30 16:57Z. First collected 2026-10-01 19:02Z; last seen in collection 2026-10-02 02:17Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
- Location covered
- North Atlantic Ocean. The map shows an area described by the warning; the listed coordinate is its representative center. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Current notices and reporting history in the North Atlantic Ocean →
Activity windows · 18 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-04 00:01Z | 2026-10-04 11:00Z | — | 10 h 59 |
| 2026-10-05 00:01Z | 2026-10-05 11:00Z | — | 10 h 59 |
| 2026-10-06 00:01Z | 2026-10-06 11:00Z | — | 10 h 59 |
| 2026-10-07 00:01Z | 2026-10-07 11:00Z | — | 10 h 59 |
| 2026-10-08 00:01Z | 2026-10-08 11:00Z | — | 10 h 59 |
| 2026-10-09 00:01Z | 2026-10-09 11:00Z | — | 10 h 59 |
| 2026-10-10 00:01Z | 2026-10-10 11:00Z | — | 10 h 59 |
| 2026-10-11 00:01Z | 2026-10-11 11:00Z | — | 10 h 59 |
| … 10 more | |||
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2026-09-30 16:57Z
- status
- Cancelled notice
- self-cancels
- 2026-10-21 12:00Z
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 45.405, -21.351
- source
- NGA MSI in-force warnings (DailyMem*.txt) · first seen 2026-10-01 19:02Z
Original warning text
BAY OF BISCAY.
CELTIC SEA.
NORTH ATLANTIC.
FRANCE.
1. MISSILE OPERATIONS 0001Z TO 1100Z DAILY
04 THRU 21 OCT IN AREAS BOUND BY:
A. 46-16.38N 023-35.45W, 46-59.73N 019-44.15W,
45-07.98N 019-44.15W, 44-26.03N 022-49.63W.
B. 47-44.70N 005-23.50W, 47-48.72N 004-31.00W,
47-39.00N 004-01.00W, 47-21.72N 004-09.58W,
47-16.47N 005-17.68W.
C. 47-24.10N 009-51.67W, 47-31.00N 008-28.28W,
47-08.48N 008-24.55W, 47-01.62N 009-47.35W.
D. 47-31.00N 008-28.28W, 47-44.70N 005-23.50W,
47-16.47N 005-17.68W, 47-08.48N 008-24.55W.
E. 42-58.33N 034-54.68W, 43-46.17N 032-20.02W,
42-49.37N 031-48.72W, 42-02.25N 034-21.48W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 211200Z OCT 26.Reading this warning
- Missile firing
- Missile tests or exercises, with the danger area and times during which missiles may be in flight or falling.
- Area bound by
- Introduces a list of positions that are the corners of an area — the polygon the warning applies to.
- Position (degrees and minutes)
- How warnings write positions: degrees, a hyphen, then minutes, with N/S and E/W — 49-40.8N 003-43.8W.
- CANCEL THIS MSG
- The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.
- Date-time group (DTG)
- A compact UTC timestamp — day, hour and minute followed by Z — such as 201500Z for the 20th at 15:00 UTC.
Collected reports in this area · missile & rocket hazards
4 within 180 nm since 2010 · 2 in the last 12 months · 1 listed in force now
Counts include repeat notices about the same situation. NGA archive coverage ends 2024-05; live collection began 2026-08-17. The period between them is incomplete. An empty year is not evidence that no hazards occurred.
- Missile firing from 00H00 to 11H00 UTC daily from 04 to 21 oct 20262026-09-30
- Hazardous operations 0620Z to 0940Z daily 04 thru 07 may in areas bound by: a. 47-36N 008-23W, 47-41N…2013-04-29
- Hazardous operations 071100Z to 071200Z feb in area bound by 47-24N 016-08W, 46-46N 019-43W, 44-49N 018-57W,…2010-02-05
Month of issue in the collected archive
All available years combined. Uneven collection and repeat bulletins affect these counts; this chart does not measure the seasonality or probability of incidents.
Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
4 missile & rocket hazards listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 02:23Z; source collection times vary.
Missiles
Missile firings, rocket launches and space debris re-entry areas. All current missile & rocket hazards →
Not for navigation. This is a re-rendering of an official navigational warning for awareness; mariners must use official NAVAREA broadcasts and their national MSI service.