Hazardous operations: a. 1350Z to 1524Z daily 29 jan thru 02 feb in area bound by 34-00N 120-42W, 34-05N…
North Pacific Ocean · HYDROPAC 278/15
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2015-01-31 16:38Z
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) · WESTERN RANGE OP W8640 151202Z JAN 15.. Issued 2015-01-25 06:36Z. 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
- Cancel HYDROPAC 278/15 and this msg, operations completedlater cancellation notice
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.
- NAVAREA XII 32/152015-01-25 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 278/15 · this notice2015-01-25 · Archived notice
- NAVAREA XII 48/152015-01-31 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 361/152015-01-31 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the North Pacific Ocean →
Activity windows · 10 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-01-29 13:50Z | 2015-01-29 15:24Z | — | 1 h 34 |
| 2015-01-29 16:12Z | 2015-01-29 16:35Z | — | 23 min |
| 2015-01-30 13:50Z | 2015-01-30 15:24Z | — | 1 h 34 |
| 2015-01-30 16:12Z | 2015-01-30 16:35Z | — | 23 min |
| 2015-01-31 13:50Z | 2015-01-31 15:24Z | — | 1 h 34 |
| 2015-01-31 16:12Z | 2015-01-31 16:35Z | — | 23 min |
| 2015-02-01 13:50Z | 2015-02-01 15:24Z | — | 1 h 34 |
| 2015-02-01 16:12Z | 2015-02-01 16:35Z | — | 23 min |
| … 2 more | |||
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2015-01-25 06:36Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2015-02-02 17:35Z
- authority
- WESTERN RANGE OP W8640 151202Z JAN 15.
- issued by
- WESTERN RANGE OP
- sea
- North Pacific Ocean
- position
- 15.333, -125.586
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC.
SOUTH PACIFIC.
ROCKETS.
DNC 06, DNC 13.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS:
A. 1350Z TO 1524Z DAILY 29 JAN THRU 02 FEB
IN AREA BOUND BY
34-00N 120-42W, 34-05N 121-00W,
34-23N 120-53W, 34-19N 120-36W.
B. 1350Z TO 1524Z DAILY 29 JAN THRU 02 FEB
IN AREA BOUND BY
12-29N 125-46W, 12-40N 126-37W,
18-10N 125-26W, 18-00N 124-32W.
C. 1612Z TO 1635Z DAILY 29 JAN THRU 02 FEB
IN AREA BOUND BY
35-46S 162-53W, 35-46S 162-24W,
45-37S 165-44W, 45-37S 166-20W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 021735Z FEB 15.
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.
- 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 · missile & rocket hazards
5 within 180 nm since 2013 · 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: a. 1350Z to 1524Z daily 29 jan thru 02 feb in area bound by 34-00N 120-42W, 34-05N…2015-01-25
- Hazardous operations 0656Z to 1057Z daily 02 thru 06 jul in areas bound by: a. 34-01N 120-43W, 34-05N…2014-07-01
- Hazardous operations 0926Z to 1057Z daily 01 thru 06 jul in areas bound by: a. 34-01N 120-43W, 34-05N…2014-06-26
- Hazardous operations 1732Z to 1950Z daily 11 thru 14 feb in areas bound by: a. 34-25N 120-37W, 34-26N…2013-02-06
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
7 missile & rocket hazards listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-03 21:52Z; 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.