Exercises

Gunnery exercises 0400Z to 0530Z daily 28 thru 30 dec: a. in area bound by 22-25N 120-56E, 22-36N 121-26E,…

Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea · Taiwan-east Coast · Gunnery · HYDROPAC 3978/16

issued
2016-12-23 11:40Z
status
cancelled 2016-12-30 06:30Z (archive)
self-cancels
2016-12-30 06:30Z
authority
NAVAREA XI 741/16 231139Z DEC 16.
sea
Philippine Sea
position
22.335, 121.518
source
nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC.
PHILIPPINE SEA.
TAIWAN-EAST COAST.
GUNNERY.
DNC 23.
1. GUNNERY EXERCISES 0400Z TO 0530Z DAILY
   28 THRU 30 DEC:
   A. IN AREA BOUND BY
      22-25N 120-56E, 22-36N 121-26E,
      22-48N 121-54E, 22-48N 122-10E,
      22-06N 122-10E, 22-06N 120-52E.
   B. WITHIN 42 MILES OF 22-20N 121-31E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 300630Z DEC 16.

Activity windows · 3 in this warning

opens (UTC)closes (UTC)locallength
2016-12-28 04:00Z2016-12-28 05:30Z1 h 30
2016-12-29 04:00Z2016-12-29 05:30Z1 h 30
2016-12-30 04:00Z2016-12-30 05:30Z1 h 30

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

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Worldwide now

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Exercises

Gunnery, firing and naval exercise areas. All current military exercises

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