Exercises

Gunnery exercises 230010Z to 230215Z, 272135Z to 272315Z, 280020Z to 280215Z and 282235Z to 282315Z sep: a.…

Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea · Taiwan-southeast Coast · Gunnery · HYDROPAC 2843/16

issued
2016-09-18 11:40Z
status
cancelled 2016-09-29 00:15Z (archive)
self-cancels
2016-09-29 00:15Z
authority
NAVAREA XI 556/16 181114Z SEP 16.
sea
Philippine Sea
position
22.350, 121.666
source
nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC.
PHILIPPINE SEA.
TAIWAN-SOUTHEAST COAST.
GUNNERY.
DNC 23.
1. GUNNERY EXERCISES 230010Z TO 230215Z,
   272135Z TO 272315Z, 280020Z TO 280215Z
   AND 282235Z TO 282315Z SEP:
   A. IN AREA BOUND BY
      22-32.0N 120-57.6E 22-32.0N 121-07.4E
      22-36.0N 121-10.0E 22-36.0N 122-26.0E
      22-06.0N 122-26.0E 22-06.0N 120-53.0E
      22-19.0N 120-53.0E.
   B. WITHIN 44 MILES OF 22-21.0N 121-40.0E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 290015Z SEP 16.

Activity windows · 4 in this warning

opens (UTC)closes (UTC)locallength
2016-09-23 00:10Z2016-09-23 02:15Z2 h 05
2016-09-27 21:35Z2016-09-27 23:15Z1 h 40
2016-09-28 00:20Z2016-09-28 02:15Z1 h 55
2016-09-28 22:35Z2016-09-28 23:15Z40 min

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

766 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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