Hazardous operations 241130Z to 241600Z sep, alternate 261130Z to 261600Z sep in area bound by 34-19.9N…
North Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 2096/02
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2002-09-26 17:00Z
This notice comes from the historical archive. Its archived status does not establish when or how the reported situation ended.
- Source and dates
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · COMCARAIRWING SEVENTEEN 171201Z SEP 02; NAVAREA V 1174/02 190358Z SEP 02. Issued 2002-09-19 10:10Z. First collected 2026-08-17 13:38Z; last seen in collection 2026-08-17 15:46Z. 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.
Related notices and cancellation links
Current notices and reporting history in the North Atlantic Ocean →
Activity windows · 2 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-09-24 11:30Z | 2002-09-24 16:00Z | — | 4 h 30 |
| 2002-09-26 11:30Z | 2002-09-26 16:00Z | — | 4 h 30 |
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2002-09-19 10:10Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2002-09-26 17:00Z
- authority
- COMCARAIRWING SEVENTEEN 171201Z SEP 02; NAVAREA V 1174/02 190358Z SEP 02
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA V · named as the source of this relay
- issued by
- COMCARAIRWING SEVENTEEN
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 35.154, -7.321
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 241130Z TO 241600Z SEP, ALTERNATE 261130Z TO 261600Z SEP IN AREA BOUND BY 34-19.9N 007-22.9W, 34-37.9N 008-06.9W, 35-49.9N 007-22.9W, 35-49.9N 006-27.9W. 2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 2082/02(24). 3. CANCEL THIS MSG 261700Z SEP.
Reading this warning
- Hazardous operations
- NGA's heading for activities that make an area dangerous — most often rocket launches, space debris and weapons firings, and some open-ended danger areas.
- 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.
- 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.
- Cancellation reference
- A line that cancels an earlier warning by its number, such as CANCEL HYDROLANT 1085/12.
- HYDROLANT
- The U.S. long-range warning series for Atlantic waters outside NAVAREA IV, including the eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and adjoining seas.
- CANCEL THIS MSG
- The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.
Collected reports in this area · military exercises
83 within 180 nm since 1999 · 6 in the last 12 months · 0 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.
- Hazardous operations 300001Z to 302359Z sep in area bound by 33-41.00N 008-03.00W, 33-41.00N 008-26.00W,…2026-09-29
- Special operations2026-09-29
- Hazardous operations 170001Z to 172359Z sep in area bound by 33-41.00N 008-03.00W, 33-41.00N 008-26.00W,…2026-09-16
- Special operations2026-09-16
- Special operations2026-09-15
- Special operations2026-09-15
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
No other collected notice is currently listed in force within this radius. This does not establish safe conditions.
Worldwide in the collected sources
10 military exercises listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-03 09:39Z; source collection times vary.
Exercises
Gunnery, firing and naval exercise areas. All current military exercises →
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.