Exercises

Hazardous operations

New Zealand-northeast Coast · Bay of Plenty · HYDROPAC 455/16

issued: 2016-02-18 09:01Z
status: cancelled 2016-02-25 11:59Z (archive)
self-cancels: 2016-02-25 11:59Z
authority: CNW 30/16 180755Z FEB 16.
source: nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

NEW ZEALAND-NORTHEAST COAST.
BAY OF PLENTY.
HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS.
DNC 06.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 231800Z TO 241059Z
   AND 241800Z TO 251059Z FEB
   IN AREA BETWEEN
   35-50S 36-20S AND 175-50E 176-25E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 251159Z FEB 16.

Activity windows · 2 in this warning

opens (UTC)	closes (UTC)	local	length
2016-02-23 18:00Z	2016-02-24 10:59Z	—	16 h 59
2016-02-24 18:00Z	2016-02-25 10:59Z	—	16 h 59

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

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