Exercises
Gunnery exercises 180700Z to 180930Z, 181600Z to 191730Z, 191430Z to 191630Z, 200700Z to 200930Z, 201000Z to…
Bay of Biscay · France · HYDROLANT 2642/23
- issued
- 2023-11-17 20:33Z
- status
- cancelled 2023-11-20 15:00Z (archive)
- self-cancels
- 2023-11-20 15:00Z
- authority
- AVURNAV BREST 381/23 172020Z NOV 23.
- sea
- Bay of Biscay
- position
- 46.948, -3.176
- source
- nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
BAY OF BISCAY. FRANCE. DNC 08. 1. GUNNERY EXERCISES 180700Z TO 180930Z, 181600Z TO 191730Z, 191430Z TO 191630Z, 200700Z TO 200930Z, 201000Z TO 201100Z AND 201300Z TO 201400Z NOV IN AREA BOUND BY 47-08.90N 003-26.00W, 47-14.00N 003-08.00W, 47-07.90N 002-56.60W, 47-02.24N 002-50.19W, 46-53.90N 002-48.65W, 46-47.91N 002-52.19W, 46-43.80N 002-57.95W, 46-41.45N 003-06.58W, 46-41.67N 003-14.65W, 46-44.09N 003-23.37W, 46-50.66N 003-30.72W, 46-57.00N 003-32.22W, 47-02.00N 003-30.50W. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 201500Z NOV 23.
Activity windows · 6 in the telegram
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local (UTC) | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-18 07:00Z | 2023-11-18 09:30Z | Nov 18, 07:00 → Nov 18, 09:30 | 2 h 30 |
| 2023-11-18 16:00Z | 2023-11-19 17:30Z | Nov 18, 16:00 → Nov 19, 17:30 | 25 h 30 |
| 2023-11-19 14:30Z | 2023-11-19 16:30Z | Nov 19, 14:30 → Nov 19, 16:30 | 2 h |
| 2023-11-20 07:00Z | 2023-11-20 09:30Z | Nov 20, 07:00 → Nov 20, 09:30 | 2 h 30 |
| 2023-11-20 10:00Z | 2023-11-20 11:00Z | Nov 20, 10:00 → Nov 20, 11:00 | 1 h |
| 2023-11-20 13:00Z | 2023-11-20 14:00Z | Nov 20, 13:00 → Nov 20, 14:00 | 1 h |
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
This area · military exercises
494 within 180 nm since 1999 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now
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- Gunnery exercises 021100Z to 021300Z and 021400Z to 021600Z may in area bound by 48-20.40N 004-37.00W,…2024-05-02
- Gunnery exercises 010700Z to 010900Z may in area bound by 48-21.00N 005-20.00W, 48-21.00N 004-53.00W,…2024-04-30
- Gunnery exercises 291400Z to 291600Z apr in area bound by 48-20.40N 004-37.00W, 48-20.01N 004-39.52W,…2024-04-26
- Hazardous operations 301100 to 301400 and 301900Z to 302200Z apr in area bound by 44-35.00N 001-32.00W,…2024-04-26
- Gunnery exercises 231300Z to 231500Z and 231700Z to 231900Z apr in area bound by 47-46.40N 005-00.00W,…2024-04-22
- Gunnery exercises 200600Z to 200900Z apr in area bound by 48-20.40N 004-37.00W, 48-20.01N 004-39.52W,…2024-04-19
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Nearby now · within 120 nm
Nothing else in force within 120 nm.
Worldwide now
35 military exercises in force · see all
Exercises
Gunnery, firing and naval exercise areas. All current military exercises →
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