Missile operations 0001Z to 1200Z and 1800Z to 2359Z daily 06 nov thru 01 dec in areas bound by: a.…
North Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 2628/23
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2023-11-16 19:21Z
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 161435Z NOV 23.. Issued 2023-11-16 14:51Z. 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
- Missile operations 0001Z to 1200Z and 1800Z to 2359Z daily 16 nov thru 01 dec in areas bound by: a.…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 2484/232023-10-31 · Archived notice
- HYDROLANT 2628/23 · this notice2023-11-16 · Archived notice
- HYDROLANT 2631/232023-11-16 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the North Atlantic Ocean →
Activity windows · 52 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-06 00:01Z | 2023-11-06 12:00Z | — | 11 h 59 |
| 2023-11-06 18:00Z | 2023-11-06 23:59Z | — | 5 h 59 |
| 2023-11-07 00:01Z | 2023-11-07 12:00Z | — | 11 h 59 |
| 2023-11-07 18:00Z | 2023-11-07 23:59Z | — | 5 h 59 |
| 2023-11-08 00:01Z | 2023-11-08 12:00Z | — | 11 h 59 |
| 2023-11-08 18:00Z | 2023-11-08 23:59Z | — | 5 h 59 |
| 2023-11-09 00:01Z | 2023-11-09 12:00Z | — | 11 h 59 |
| 2023-11-09 18:00Z | 2023-11-09 23:59Z | — | 5 h 59 |
| … 44 more | |||
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2023-11-16 14:51Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2023-12-02 01:00Z
- authority
- NAVAREA II 309/23 161435Z NOV 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 0001Z TO 1200Z AND
1800Z TO 2359Z 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 020100Z 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 0200Z to 1200Z daily 06 nov thru 01 dec in areas bound by: a. 44-26.33N 001-15.67W,…2023-10-31
- 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 19:13Z; 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.