Missile operations 0430Z to 0830Z daily 31 jan thru 04 feb in area bound by 25-33.53N 066-26.65E, 25-17.36N…
Arabian Sea · HYDROPAC 359/18
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2018-01-30 15:19Z
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 IX 27/18 261500Z JAN 18.. Issued 2018-01-26 15:52Z. 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
- Arabian Sea. 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 359/18 and this msg, operations canceledlater cancellation notice
Activity windows · 5 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-01-31 04:30Z | 2018-01-31 08:30Z | — | 4 h |
| 2018-02-01 04:30Z | 2018-02-01 08:30Z | — | 4 h |
| 2018-02-02 04:30Z | 2018-02-02 08:30Z | — | 4 h |
| 2018-02-03 04:30Z | 2018-02-03 08:30Z | — | 4 h |
| 2018-02-04 04:30Z | 2018-02-04 08:30Z | — | 4 h |
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2018-01-26 15:52Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2018-02-04 09:30Z
- authority
- NAVAREA IX 27/18 261500Z JAN 18.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA IX · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Arabian Sea
- position
- 19.697, 63.378
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
ARABIAN SEA. PAKISTAN. DNC 03, DNC 10. 1. MISSILE OPERATIONS 0430Z TO 0830Z DAILY 31 JAN THRU 04 FEB IN AREA BOUND BY 25-33.53N 066-26.65E, 25-17.36N 066-57.70E, 13-43.85N 060-13.97E, 13-59.88N 059-44.98E. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 040930Z FEB 18.
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.
- 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.
- 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
13 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 0430Z to 0730Z daily 14 and 15 may in area bound by 25-50.83N 068-14.00E, 25-34.62N…2024-05-09
- Missile operations 0515Z to 0815Z daily 02 thru 06 jan in area bound by 25-16.80N 067-11.21E, 25-43.51N…2023-01-02
- Missile operations 0245Z to 0530Z daily 12 thru 16 apr in area bound by 25-43.97N 066-19.59E, 25-17.21N…2022-04-10
- Missile firing 0430Z to 0800Z daily 27 and 28 jan in area bound by 25-32.66N 066-30.05E, 25-18.00N…2017-01-24
- Hazardous operations 0430Z to 0800Z daily 24 and 25 jan in area bound by 25-32.66N 066-30.05E, 25-18.00N…2017-01-20
- Hazardous operations 0400Z to 0700Z daily 14 and 15 dec in area bound by 25-32.66N 066-30.05E, 25-17.99N…2015-12-10
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
3 missile & rocket hazards listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-09-30 09:07Z; 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.