Due to Tropical Storm Bavi, Rota Island port is closed, while Apra Harbor and Tinian ports have reopened.
Philippine Sea · HYDROPAC 1978/26
What this record establishes
Listed in force
The latest collected record lists this warning as active. This is the status of the notice, not a live observation of conditions at the location.
- Source and dates
- NGA MSI in-force warnings (DailyMem*.txt). Issued 2026-07-10 08:04Z. First collected 2026-08-17 13:41Z; last seen in collection 2026-10-01 05:02Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
- Location covered
- Philippine Sea. The parsed report position is 14.186, 145.136. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. 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 1094/262026-04-12 · Cancelled notice
- HYDROPAC 1978/26 · this notice2026-07-10 · Listed in force
Current notices and reporting history in the Philippine Sea →
- issued
- 2026-07-10 08:04Z
- status
- Listed in force
- sea
- Philippine Sea
- position
- 14.186, 145.136
- nearest port
- Saipan · 71 nm
- source
- NGA MSI in-force warnings (DailyMem*.txt) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:41Z
Original warning text
NORTH PACIFIC. NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS. DUE TO TROPICAL STORM BAVI: 1. THE FOLLOWING PORT(S) ARE CLOSED: A. ROTA ISLAND 14-08.35N 145-08.09E. 2. THE FOLLOWING PORT(S) ARE OPEN WITH RESTRICTIONS: NONE TO REPORT. 3. THE FOLLOWING PORT(S) HAVE RE-OPENED: A. APRA HARBOR 13-27.20N 144-39.21E. B. TINIAN 14-57.95N 145-37.26E. 4. CURRENT PORT INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT HOMEPORT.USCG.MIL USING THE PORT DIRECTORY TAB. 5. CANCEL HYDROPAC 1947/26.
Reading this warning
- 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.
- Cancellation reference
- A line that cancels an earlier warning by its number, such as CANCEL HYDROLANT 1085/12.
- HYDROPAC
- The U.S. long-range warning series for the Pacific outside NAVAREA XII and for the Indian Ocean, Persian Gulf and adjoining seas.
Conditions at the position · now
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MET Norway · NOAA WaveWatch III · HYCOM · GEBCO 2020 · model data at the centroid, not an observation
Collected reports in this area · tropical cyclone warnings
23 within 180 nm since 2018 · 4 in the last 12 months · 1 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.
- Due to tropical storm, the following ports are closed, until further notice2026-08-20
- Due to tropical storm saudel: 1. the following port(s) are closed: a. saipan 15-11.00N 145-45.00E2026-08-20
- Due to tropical storm sinlaku: 1. the following ports are closed: a. apra harbor (13-27.20N 144-39.21E)2026-04-12
- Due to typhoon bolaven: 1. the following port(s) are closed: a. tinian 15-00N 145-38E2023-10-11
- Due to tropical storm bolaven: 1. the following port(s) are closed: a. apra harbor 13-27N 144-37E2023-10-09
- Due to tropical storm bolaven: 1. the following port(s) are closed: none to report2023-10-08
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
- Uscg remote communication facility guam 13-29.00N 144-50.00E broadcast and communication services unreliableNav aids · 45.7 nm
- Guam hf NAVTEX station, V, 13-29.0N 144-50.0E, off airNav aids · 45.7 nm
- Hazardous operations 252000Z to 261000Z sep in area bound by 13-32.00N 144-04.00E, 13-32.00N 144-27.00E,…Exercises · 73.5 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
4 tropical cyclone warnings listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-01 05:15Z; source collection times vary.
Storms
Hurricanes, typhoons and tropical storms: forecast cones from the U.S. National Hurricane Center and the Joint Typhoon Warning Center, and the port closures NAVAREA coordinators broadcast for them. All current tropical cyclone warnings →
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.