Exercises
Gunnery exercises 2300Z to 0400Z commencing daily 02 thru 06, 10 thru 13 and 16 thru 19 oct, 0500Z to 0900Z…
Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea · Taiwan-east Coast · Gunnery · HYDROPAC 2973/16
- issued
- 2016-09-29 13:50Z
- status
- cancelled 2016-10-20 10:00Z (archive)
- self-cancels
- 2016-10-20 10:00Z
- authority
- NAVAREA XI 575/16 291132Z SEP 16.
- sea
- Philippine Sea
- position
- 23.433, 122.331
- source
- nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC.
PHILIPPINE SEA.
TAIWAN-EAST COAST.
GUNNERY.
DNC 23.
1. GUNNERY EXERCISES 2300Z TO 0400Z COMMENCING DAILY
02 THRU 06, 10 THRU 13 AND 16 THRU 19 OCT,
0500Z TO 0900Z DAILY 03 THRU 07, 11 THRU 14
AND 17 THRU 20 OCT:
A. IN AREA BOUND BY
23-43N 122-05E, 23-43N 122-38E,
23-20N 122-38E, 23-00N 122-05E.
B. WITHIN 10 MILES OF 23-27N 122-22E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 201000Z OCT 16.
Activity windows · 10 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-10-02 23:00Z | 2016-10-03 04:00Z | — | 5 h |
| 2016-10-03 05:00Z | 2016-10-03 09:00Z | — | 4 h |
| 2016-10-03 23:00Z | 2016-10-04 04:00Z | — | 5 h |
| 2016-10-04 05:00Z | 2016-10-04 09:00Z | — | 4 h |
| 2016-10-04 23:00Z | 2016-10-05 04:00Z | — | 5 h |
| 2016-10-05 05:00Z | 2016-10-05 09:00Z | — | 4 h |
| 2016-10-05 23:00Z | 2016-10-06 04:00Z | — | 5 h |
| 2016-10-06 05:00Z | 2016-10-06 09:00Z | — | 4 h |
| … 2 more | |||
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
799 within 180 nm since 1999 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now
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- Hazardous operations 160100Z to 160700Z apr in area bound by 26-56.40N 122-22.08E, 26-32.94N 121-57.06E,…2023-04-14
- Gunnery exercises 0100Z to 0230Z daily 12 and 13 jan in area bound by 24-24.00N 122-20.00E, 24-24.00N…2023-01-07
- Hazardous operations 0330Z to 1000Z daily 09 thru 15 dec in areas bound by: a. 23-38.00N 123-22.00E,…2022-12-06
- Gunnery exercises in progress until 070400Z aug in area bound by 25-03.00N 122-11.00E, 25-34.00N 122-11.00E,…2022-08-05
- Hazardous operations in progress until 080200Z aug in area bound by 23-13.00N 122-30.00E, 23-40.00N…2022-08-04
- Gunnery exercise 040400Z to 070400Z aug in area bound by 21-14.00N 121-33.00E, 21-33.00N 121-18.00E,…2022-08-02
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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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