Exercises

Gunnery exercises 2300Z to 1400Z commencing daily 01 thru 05, 08 thru 12, 15 thru 18, 22 thru 26, 29 and 30…

Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea · Taiwan-east Coast · Gunnery · HYDROPAC 1227/16

issued
2016-04-27 12:12Z
status
cancelled 2016-05-31 15:00Z (archive)
self-cancels
2016-05-31 15:00Z
authority
NAVAREA XI 254/16 271134Z APR 16.
sea
Philippine Sea
position
23.442, 122.358
source
nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC.
PHILIPPINE SEA.
TAIWAN-EAST COAST.
GUNNERY.
DNC 23.
1. GUNNERY EXERCISES 2300Z TO 1400Z COMMENCING DAILY
   01 THRU 05, 08 THRU 12, 15 THRU 18, 22 THRU 26,
   29 AND 30 MAY:
   A. IN AREA BOUND BY
      23-43.0N 122-05.0E, 23-43.0N 122-38.0E,
      23-20.0N 122-38.0E, 23-00.0N 122-05.0E.
   B. WITHIN 31 MILES OF 23-26.5N 122-21.5E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 311500Z MAY 16.

Activity windows · 5 in this warning

opens (UTC)closes (UTC)locallength
2016-05-01 23:00Z2016-05-02 14:00Z15 h
2016-05-02 23:00Z2016-05-03 14:00Z15 h
2016-05-03 23:00Z2016-05-04 14:00Z15 h
2016-05-04 23:00Z2016-05-05 14:00Z15 h
2016-05-05 23:00Z2016-05-06 14:00Z15 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

799 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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