Exercises

Hazardous operations

Western South Pacific · New Zealand-northeast Coast · HYDROPAC 3715/16

issued: 2016-12-01 09:40Z
status: cancelled 2016-12-06 00:01Z (archive)
self-cancels: 2016-12-06 00:01Z
cancels: HYDROPAC 3709/16
authority: CNW 266/16 010200Z DEC 16.
source: nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

WESTERN SOUTH PACIFIC.
NEW ZEALAND-NORTHEAST COAST.
HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS.
DNC 06.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 051830Z TO 052300Z DEC
   IN AREA BETWEEN
   35-50S 36-20S AND 176-25E 175-50E.
2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 3709/16.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 060001Z DEC 16.

Activity windows · 1 in this warning

opens (UTC)	closes (UTC)	local	length
2016-12-05 18:30Z	2016-12-05 23:00Z	—	4 h 30

Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.

Timeline

Hazardous operationscancels · 2016-12-01
Hazardous operationsreplaced · 2016-12-01

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