Hazardous operations 0645Z to 1215Z daily until 14 aug in areas bound by: a. 09-24N 167-28E, 12-36N 163-37E,…
North Pacific Ocean · HYDROPAC 1297/04
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2004-08-14 13:15Z
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) · USAKA SAFETY KWAJALEIN MH 040240Z AUG 04.. Issued 2004-08-09 12:47Z. 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.
Current notices and reporting history in the North Pacific Ocean →
- issued
- 2004-08-09 12:47Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2004-08-14 13:15Z
- authority
- USAKA SAFETY KWAJALEIN MH 040240Z AUG 04.
- issued by
- USAKA SAFETY KWAJALEIN MH
- sea
- North Pacific Ocean
- position
- 10.682, 165.602
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 0645Z TO 1215Z DAILY UNTIL 14 AUG IN AREAS BOUND BY: A. 09-24N 167-28E, 12-36N 163-37E, 08-12N 162-00E. B. 09-24N 167-28E, 13-00N 169-56E, 13-45N 167-41E. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 141315Z AUG.
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
114 within 180 nm since 2000 · 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 130800Z to 131330Z jun, alternate 0800Z to 1330Z daily 14 jun thru 03 jul in areas…2025-06-03
- Hazardous operations 060700Z to 061411Z sep, alternate 070700Z to 071411Z sep in areas bound by: a.…2023-09-01
- Hazardous operations 222200Z to 230400Z mar, alternate 2200Z to 0400Z daily 23 thru 28 mar in areas bound…2023-03-21
- Hazardous operations 070700Z to 071411Z sep, alternate 080700Z to 081411Z sep in area bound by 10-11.00N…2022-09-01
- Hazardous operations 160700Z to 161409Z aug, alternate 170700Z to 171409Z aug in area bound by 10-13.00N…2022-08-11
- Hazardous operations 040700Z to 041409Z aug, alternate 050700Z to 051409Z aug in area bound by 09-39.00N…2022-07-30
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
28 military exercises listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 05:31Z; 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.