Hazardous operations 0600Z to 1300Z daily 29 thru 31 oct: a. in area bound by 47-36N 151-21E, 47-54N…
Sea of Okhotsk · HYDROPAC 3498/15
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2015-10-31 14:00Z
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 121/15 240906Z OCT 15.. Issued 2015-10-24 13:05Z. 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
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 3306/152015-10-07 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 3498/15 · this notice2015-10-24 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 3532/152015-10-27 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Sea of Okhotsk →
Activity windows · 3 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-10-29 06:00Z | 2015-10-29 13:00Z | — | 7 h |
| 2015-10-30 06:00Z | 2015-10-30 13:00Z | — | 7 h |
| 2015-10-31 06:00Z | 2015-10-31 13:00Z | — | 7 h |
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2015-10-24 13:05Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2015-10-31 14:00Z
- authority
- NAVAREA XIII 121/15 240906Z OCT 15.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA XIII · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Sea of Okhotsk
- position
- 57.178, 140.550
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
SEA OF OKHOTSK.
MISSILES.
DNC 24.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 0600Z TO 1300Z
DAILY 29 THRU 31 OCT:
A. IN AREA BOUND BY
47-36N 151-21E, 47-54N 151-06E,
48-06N 151-40E, 47-52N 151-58E.
B. WITHIN 27 MILES OF 52-49N 146-17E.
C. WITHIN 28 MILES OF 57-09N 140-33E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 311400Z OCT 15.
Reading this warning
- Missile firing
- Missile tests or exercises, with the danger area and times during which missiles may be in flight or falling.
- 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.
- Within a radius of
- A circular area — every position within a stated distance of a point.
- 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
15 within 180 nm since 2010 · 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.
- Missile operations 0600Z to 1300Z daily 22 thru 28 oct in areas bound by: a. 51-55.00N 152-00.00E, 51-55.00N…2023-10-17
- Missile operations 0600Z to 1300Z daily 10 thru 16 dec in areas bound by: a. 51-55N 152-20E, 51-40N 152-40E,…2020-12-05
- Missile operations 132100Z to 182059Z oct: a. in area bound by 47-26-28N 151-29-48E, 47-36-00N 151-21-00E,…2019-10-08
- Missile operations 042100Z to 192100Z oct: a. in area bound by 47-36N 151-21E, 47-54N 151-06E, 48-06N…2018-09-30
- Missile operations 0700Z to 1700Z daily until 30 oct: a. in area bound by 47-36-00N 151-21-00E, 47-54-00N…2017-10-26
- Missile operations 0700Z to 1400Z daily 26 thru 30 oct: a. in area bound by 47-36-00N 151-21-00E, 47-54-00N…2017-10-22
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
4 missile & rocket hazards listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-09-29 13:16Z; 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.