Exercises
Gunnery
Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea · Luzon Strait · Taiwan-south Coast · HYDROPAC 3126/16
- issued
- 2016-10-13 12:30Z
- status
- cancelled 2016-10-22 10:00Z (archive)
- self-cancels
- 2016-10-22 10:00Z
- authority
- NAVAREA XI 596/16 131116Z OCT 16.
- sea
- Philippine Sea
- position
- 21.751, 121.159
- source
- nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC.
PHILIPPINE SEA.
LUZON STRAIT.
TAIWAN-SOUTH COAST.
GUNNERY.
DNC 23.
1. GUNNERY EXERCISES 0200Z TO 0400Z AND
0500Z TO 0900Z DAILY 18 THRU 20 AND 22 OCT:
A. IN AREA BOUND BY
22-32.0N 120-57.0E, 22-32.0N 121-27.0E,
21-00.0N 121-27.0E, 21-00.0N 120-50.0E,
22-19.0N 120-53.0E.
B. WITHIN 15 MILES OF 22-17.0N 121-12.5E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 221000Z OCT 16.
Activity windows · 6 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-10-18 02:00Z | 2016-10-18 04:00Z | — | 2 h |
| 2016-10-18 05:00Z | 2016-10-18 09:00Z | — | 4 h |
| 2016-10-19 02:00Z | 2016-10-19 04:00Z | — | 2 h |
| 2016-10-19 05:00Z | 2016-10-19 09:00Z | — | 4 h |
| 2016-10-20 02:00Z | 2016-10-20 04:00Z | — | 2 h |
| 2016-10-20 05:00Z | 2016-10-20 09:00Z | — | 4 h |
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
764 within 180 nm since 1999 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now
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- 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
- 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
- Gunnery exercise 040400Z to 070400Z aug in area bound by 23-38.00N 123-23.00E, 23-38.00N 122-51.00E,…2022-08-02
- Gunnery exercises 1900Z to 0300Z daily 28, 29 jun, 05 thru 07, 11 thru 14, 19, 20 and 25 jul, and 0100Z to…2022-06-24
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Nearby now · within 120 nm
Nothing else in force within 120 nm.
Worldwide now
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