Missile and gunnery operations 172100Z to 262100Z apr in area bound by 51-20.0N 159-00.0E, 51-57.0N…
North Pacific Ocean · HYDROPAC 1166/20
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2020-04-26 22:00Z
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) · NAVAREA XIII 41/20 130909Z APR 20.. Issued 2020-04-13 09:16Z. 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 Pacific 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
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.
- HYDROPAC 1119/202020-04-07 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 1166/20 · this notice2020-04-13 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 1167/202020-04-13 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 1219/202020-04-17 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the North Pacific Ocean →
Activity windows · 1 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-04-17 21:00Z | 2020-04-26 21:00Z | — | 216 h |
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2020-04-13 09:16Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2020-04-26 22:00Z
- authority
- NAVAREA XIII 41/20 130909Z APR 20.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA XIII · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- North Pacific Ocean
- position
- 51.794, 159.615
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC. RUSSIA. DNC 24. 1. MISSILE AND GUNNERY OPERATIONS 172100Z TO 262100Z APR IN AREA BOUND BY 51-20.0N 159-00.0E, 51-57.0N 159-00.0E, 52-14.0N 159-11.0E, 52-23.2N 159-43.0E, 52-12.2N 160-03.5E, 51-55.2N 160-14.0E, 51-20.0N 160-14.0E. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 262200Z APR 20.
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.
- Gunnery and live firing
- Naval or coastal guns firing into a sea area for practice, at stated times.
- 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.
- CANCEL THIS MSG
- The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.
Collected reports in this area · missile & rocket hazards
51 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 and gunnery operations 1900Z to 1000Z daily 14 thru 18 jun and 1300Z to 1700Z daily 15 thru 19 jun…2025-06-11
- Missile and gunnery operations 2200Z to 1000Z daily 04 thru 19 jun in area bound by 50-55.00N 156-00.00E,…2023-06-01
- Missile operations 2100Z to 0800Z daily 30 sep and 01 oct in area bound by 54-00N 160-40E, 53-00N 163-50E,…2021-09-26
- Missile operations 2100Z to 0800Z daily 28 and 29 sep in area bound by 54-00N 160-40E, 53-00N 163-50E,…2021-09-22
- Missile operations 2100Z to 0800Z daily 26 and 27 sep in area bound by 54-00N 160-40E, 53-00N 163-50E,…2021-09-21
- Missile and gunnery operations 2200Z to 1000Z commencing daily 17 thru 22 may in area bound by 52-20-00N…2020-05-12
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
- 165 km sse of vilyuchinsk, russiaQuakes · 7.9 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
6 missile & rocket hazards listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 21:13Z; 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.