Hazardous operations 0701Z to 1601Z daily 12 thru 14 mar in areas bound by: a. 09-08N 167-08E, 09-23N…
North Pacific Ocean · HYDROPAC 412/03
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2003-03-12 16:00Z
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) · USAKA KWAJALEIN OP#W7285 042245Z MAR 03. Issued 2003-03-08 10:20Z. 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
- North Pacific Ocean. 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
- Pana waipona island light 11-15.2S 152-08.1E unlitlater cancellation notice
Current notices and reporting history in the North Pacific Ocean →
Activity windows · 3 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-03-12 07:01Z | 2003-03-12 16:01Z | — | 9 h |
| 2003-03-13 07:01Z | 2003-03-13 16:01Z | — | 9 h |
| 2003-03-14 07:01Z | 2003-03-14 16:01Z | — | 9 h |
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2003-03-08 10:20Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2003-03-14 17:01Z
- authority
- USAKA KWAJALEIN OP#W7285 042245Z MAR 03
- issued by
- RTS SAFETY KWAJALEIN MH
- sea
- North Pacific Ocean
- position
- 12.108, 171.733
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 0701Z TO 1601Z DAILY
12 THRU 14 MAR IN AREAS BOUND BY:
A. 09-08N 167-08E, 09-23N 167-33E, 09-28N 167-30E,
09-51N 167-36E, 10-06N 167-53E, 10-31N 168-33E,
09-51N 168-58E, 09-28N 168-39E, 08-44N 167-22E.
B. 11-50N 170-38E, 12-04N 170-50E, 12-53N 172-11E,
12-09N 172-38E, 11-21N 171-17E, 11-17N 170-59E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 141701Z MAR.
Reading this warning
- 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.
- 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 · military exercises
60 within 180 nm since 1999 · 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.
- Hazardous operations 0613Z to 1431Z daily 06 and 07 sep in area bound by 13-36.00N 174-20.00E, 13-16.00N…2023-09-01
- Hazardous operations 0631Z to 1431Z daily 06 and 07 sep in area bound by 13-17.00N 173-49.00E, 13-36.00N…2023-09-01
- Hazardous operations 190700Z to 191427Z apr, alternate 200700Z to 201427Z apr in areas bound by: a.…2023-04-14
- Hazardous operations 0631Z to 1431Z daily 04 and 08 aug in areas bound by: a. 15-06.00N 177-34.00E,…2022-07-30
- Hazardous operations: a. 0631Z to 1431Z daily 04 thru 08 aug in area bound by 15-24.00N 177-15.00E,…2022-07-30
- Hazardous operations 190830Z to 191430Z oct, alternate 0830Z to 1430Z daily 20 thru 29 oct in area bound by…2021-10-15
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
9 military exercises listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-03 15:22Z; source collection times vary.
Exercises
Gunnery, firing and naval exercise areas. All current military exercises →
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.