Hazardous operations 0731Z to 1501Z daily 17 thru 19 jul in area bound by 12-38N 173-05E, 12-57N 173-36E,…
North Pacific Ocean · HYDROPAC 1295/02
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2002-07-17 10:10Z
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) · VAFB OP#W2550 011615Z JUL 02. Issued 2002-07-13 05:20Z. 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
Current notices and reporting history in the North Pacific Ocean →
Activity windows · 3 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-07-17 07:31Z | 2002-07-17 15:01Z | — | 7 h 30 |
| 2002-07-18 07:31Z | 2002-07-18 15:01Z | — | 7 h 30 |
| 2002-07-19 07:31Z | 2002-07-19 15:01Z | — | 7 h 30 |
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2002-07-13 05:20Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2002-07-19 16:01Z
- authority
- VAFB OP#W2550 011615Z JUL 02
- issued by
- VAFB
- sea
- North Pacific Ocean
- position
- 12.625, 173.450
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 0731Z TO 1501Z DAILY 17 THRU 19 JUL IN AREA BOUND BY 12-38N 173-05E, 12-57N 173-36E, 12-37N 173-49E, 12-18N 173-18E. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 191601Z JUL.
Reading this warning
- Hazardous operations
- NGA's heading for activities that make an area dangerous — most often rocket launches, space debris and weapons firings, and some open-ended danger areas.
- 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 · military exercises
67 within 180 nm since 1999 · 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.
- Hazardous operations 0613Z to 1431Z daily 06 and 07 sep in area bound by 13-36.00N 174-20.00E, 13-16.00N…2023-09-01
- Hazardous operations 0631Z to 1431Z daily 06 and 07 sep in area bound by 13-17.00N 173-49.00E, 13-36.00N…2023-09-01
- Hazardous operations 190700Z to 191427Z apr, alternate 200700Z to 201427Z apr in areas bound by: a.…2023-04-14
- Hazardous operations 0631Z to 1431Z daily 04 and 08 aug in areas bound by: a. 15-06.00N 177-34.00E,…2022-07-30
- Hazardous operations: a. 0631Z to 1431Z daily 04 thru 08 aug in area bound by 15-24.00N 177-15.00E,…2022-07-30
- Hazardous operations: a. 0636Z to 1415Z daily 05 and 06 may in area bound by 11-47N 172-05E, 10-58N 173-28E,…2021-05-01
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
10 military exercises listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-03 06:31Z; source collection times vary.
Exercises
Gunnery, firing and naval exercise areas. All current military exercises →
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.