Exercises

Gunnery exercises 280800Z to 281000Z, 281200Z to 281400Z and 281500Z to 281700Z mar in area bound by…

Bay of Biscay · Celtic Sea · France · HYDROLANT 671/23

issued
2023-03-27 19:34Z
status
cancelled 2023-03-28 18:00Z (archive)
self-cancels
2023-03-28 18:00Z
authority
AVURNAV BREST 99/23 271638Z MAR 23.
sea
Celtic Sea
position
48.217, -5.108
source
nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

BAY OF BISCAY.
CELTIC SEA.
FRANCE.
DNC 20.
1. GUNNERY EXERCISES 280800Z TO 281000Z,
   281200Z TO 281400Z AND 281500Z TO 281700Z MAR
   IN AREA BOUND BY
   48-21.00N 005-20.00W, 48-21.00N 004-53.00W,
   48-05.00N 004-53.00W, 48-05.00N 005-20.00W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 281800Z MAR 23.

Activity windows · 3 in this warning

opens (UTC)closes (UTC)locallength
2023-03-28 08:00Z2023-03-28 10:00Z2 h
2023-03-28 12:00Z2023-03-28 14:00Z2 h
2023-03-28 15:00Z2023-03-28 17:00Z2 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

497 within 180 nm since 1999 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now

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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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