Missile operations 0200Z to 1200Z daily 06 nov thru 01 dec in areas bound by: a. 44-26.33N 001-15.67W,…
North Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 2484/23
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2023-11-02 09:45Z
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) · NAVAREA II 309/23 311907Z OCT 23.. Issued 2023-10-31 20:15Z. 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
- Hazardous operations 0200Z to 1200Z daily 06 nov thru 01 dec in areas bound by: a. 44-26.33N 001-15.67W,…later cancellation notice
These reports were linked by category and sea, with positions within 30 nautical miles and issue dates within 30 days of another report's recorded in-force span. Links can extend through other members, so the full group can cover a larger area or period. Proximity does not confirm that they describe one incident.
- HYDROLANT 2484/23 · this notice2023-10-31 · Archived notice
- HYDROLANT 2628/232023-11-16 · Archived notice
- HYDROLANT 2631/232023-11-16 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the North Atlantic Ocean →
Activity windows · 26 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-06 02:00Z | 2023-11-06 12:00Z | — | 10 h |
| 2023-11-07 02:00Z | 2023-11-07 12:00Z | — | 10 h |
| 2023-11-08 02:00Z | 2023-11-08 12:00Z | — | 10 h |
| 2023-11-09 02:00Z | 2023-11-09 12:00Z | — | 10 h |
| 2023-11-10 02:00Z | 2023-11-10 12:00Z | — | 10 h |
| 2023-11-11 02:00Z | 2023-11-11 12:00Z | — | 10 h |
| 2023-11-12 02:00Z | 2023-11-12 12:00Z | — | 10 h |
| 2023-11-13 02:00Z | 2023-11-13 12:00Z | — | 10 h |
| … 18 more | |||
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2023-10-31 20:15Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2023-12-01 13:00Z
- authority
- NAVAREA II 309/23 311907Z OCT 23.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA II · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 46.099, -16.267
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
BAY OF BISCAY.
NORTH ATLANTIC.
FRANCE.
DNC 08.
1. MISSILE OPERATIONS 0200Z TO 1200Z
DAILY 06 NOV THRU 01 DEC
IN AREAS BOUND BY:
A. 44-26.33N 001-15.67W, 44-28.00N 001-20.00W,
44-35.00N 001-27.75W, 44-44.75N 002-17.25W,
44-23.50N 002-25.00W, 44-14.75N 001-35.75W,
44-17.25N 001-26.75W, 44-18.00N 001-17.00W.
B. 45-14.20N 005-17.58W, 45-22.57N 006-11.45W,
45-05.33N 006-16.65W, 44-57.02N 005-23.05W.
C. 45-14.20N 005-17.58W, 44-57.02N 005-23.05W,
44-23.50N 002-24.98W, 44-44.75N 002-17.25W.
D. 47-08.05N 014-18.15W, 47-20.18N 017-10.22W,
45-33.87N 017-23.13W, 45-22.12N 014-36.47W.
E. 47-05.02N 029-54.25W, 46-58.67N 031-53.87W,
46-11.73N 031-47.78W, 46-17.98N 029-49.87W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 011300Z DEC 23.
Reading this warning
- DNC (Digital Nautical Chart)
- A reference to one of the regions of NGA's Digital Nautical Chart, used to tell the reader which charts a warning affects.
- 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
22 within 180 nm since 2010 · 0 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.
- Missile operations 0001Z to 1200Z and 1800Z to 2359Z daily 16 nov thru 01 dec in areas bound by: a.…2023-11-16
- Missile operations 0001Z to 1200Z and 1800Z to 2359Z daily 06 nov thru 01 dec in areas bound by: a.…2023-11-16
- Hazardous operations, space debris 2229Z to 0150Z daily 01 thru 31 dec in area bound by 45-27N 016-48W,…2021-11-26
- Missile operations 0001Z to 1000Z daily 28 apr thru 21 may in areas bound by: a. 45-30N 006-39W, 44-35N…2021-04-23
- Rockets2016-05-19
- Hazardous operations 1024Z to 1337Z daily 17 thru 31 dec in area bound by 48-21N 011-07W, 47-52N 010-37W,…2015-12-14
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
6 missile & rocket hazards listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 19:12Z; 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.