Exercises

Gunnery exercises 2300Z to 0900Z commencing daily 31 dec thru 30 jan 16 in area bound by 27-55-15N…

Western North Pacific · Nanpo Shoto · Gunnery · HYDROPAC 4214/15

issued: 2015-12-27 11:55Z
status: cancelled 2016-01-31 10:00Z (archive)
self-cancels: 2016-01-31 10:00Z
authority: NAVAREA XI 981/15 271131Z DEC 15.
sea: North Pacific Ocean
position: 26.584, 146.193
source: nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC.
NANPO SHOTO.
GUNNERY.
DNC 12.
1. GUNNERY EXERCISES 2300Z TO 0900Z COMMENCING DAILY
   31 DEC THRU 30 JAN 16 IN AREA BOUND BY
   27-55-15N 144-57-48E, 28-15-15N 146-29-47E,
   25-25-16N 147-37-47E, 25-00-16N 145-35-48E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 311000Z JAN 16.

Activity windows · 31 in this warning

opens (UTC)	closes (UTC)	local	length
2015-12-31 23:00Z	2016-01-01 09:00Z	—	10 h
2016-01-01 23:00Z	2016-01-02 09:00Z	—	10 h
2016-01-02 23:00Z	2016-01-03 09:00Z	—	10 h
2016-01-03 23:00Z	2016-01-04 09:00Z	—	10 h
2016-01-04 23:00Z	2016-01-05 09:00Z	—	10 h
2016-01-05 23:00Z	2016-01-06 09:00Z	—	10 h
2016-01-06 23:00Z	2016-01-07 09:00Z	—	10 h
2016-01-07 23:00Z	2016-01-08 09:00Z	—	10 h
… 23 more

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This area · military exercises

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