Missile and gunnery operations 071400Z to 251400Z feb in areas bound by: a. 43-10-00N 146-36-00E, 42-58-00N…
Sea of Okhotsk · HYDROPAC 298/22
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2022-02-19 10:46Z
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) · NAVAREA XIII 6/22 030932Z FEB 22.. Issued 2022-02-03 10:42Z. 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
- Sea of Okhotsk. 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 298/22, 390/22, 391/22 and this msglater 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.
- HYDROPAC 298/22 · this notice2022-02-03 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 478/222022-02-24 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 479/222022-02-24 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Sea of Okhotsk →
Activity windows · 1 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-02-07 14:00Z | 2022-02-25 14:00Z | — | 432 h |
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2022-02-03 10:42Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2022-02-25 15:00Z
- authority
- NAVAREA XIII 6/22 030932Z FEB 22.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA XIII · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Sea of Okhotsk
- position
- 47.558, 148.095
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC.
SEA OF OKHOTSK.
DNC 24.
1. MISSILE AND GUNNERY OPERATIONS
071400Z TO 251400Z FEB IN AREAS BOUND BY:
A. 43-10-00N 146-36-00E, 42-58-00N 148-18-00E,
43-36-00N 149-43-00E, 44-55-00N 150-30-00E,
45-40-00N 150-18-00E, 45-42-00N 150-47-00E,
44-52-00N 151-04-00E, 43-29-00N 151-28-00E,
42-29-00N 148-13-00E, 42-45-00N 146-30-00E.
B. 46-04-00N 149-31-00E, 46-10-00N 149-48-00E,
46-01-00N 149-52-00E, 45-46-00N 149-32-00E.
C. 45-35-00N 148-49-00E, 45-47-00N 148-43-00E,
45-33-00N 148-35-00E, 45-37-00N 148-42-00E.
D. 45-10-00N 148-33-00E, 45-04-00N 148-40-00E,
44-46-12N 148-13-00E, 44-52-00N 148-00-00E.
E. 49-03-00N 148-23-00E, 46-34-00N 150-08-00E,
45-49-00N 147-37-00E, 48-33-00N 146-16-00E.
F. 46-21-00N 150-22-00E, 46-08-00N 150-00-00E,
46-23-50N 149-33-52E, 46-34-00N 150-08-00E.
G. 46-00-00N 142-40-00E, 46-00-00N 143-15-00E,
45-20-00N 143-15-00E, 45-20-00N 142-40-00E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 251500Z FEB 22.
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.
- Missile firing
- Missile tests or exercises, with the danger area and times during which missiles may be in flight or falling.
- Gunnery and live firing
- Naval or coastal guns firing into a sea area for practice, at stated times.
- 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.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · missile & rocket hazards
24 within 180 nm since 2012 · 1 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.
- Missile operations 2000Z to 1200Z daily 10 thru 15 aug in area bound by 46-54.80N 144-08.60E, 47-35.30N…2026-08-11
- Missile and gunnery 2200Z to 1000Z daily 04 thru 19 jun in areas bound by: a. 50-00.00N 155-15.00E,…2023-05-31
- Missile and gunnery 2200Z to 1000Z daily 04 thru 19 jun in areas bound by: a. 44-50.00N 149-20.00E,…2023-05-31
- Gunnery and missile operations 2200Z to 0800Z daily 17 thru 30 aug: a. in 45-18.00N 148-40.00E2022-08-15
- Gunnery and missile operations 2200Z to 0800Z daily 17 thru 30 aug in areas bound by: a. 47-20.00N…2022-08-15
- Missile and gunnery operations 2300Z to 0800Z daily 16 thru 30 aug in area bound by 47-56.60N 153-30.40E,…2022-08-11
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
6 missile & rocket hazards listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 21:04Z; 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.