Exercises

Hazardous operations 200230Z to 200630Z and 240300Z to 240630Z feb in area between 08-20N 08-30N and 081-30E…

Bay of Bengal · Sri Lanka-east Coast · HYDROPAC 586/17

issued: 2017-02-17 10:42Z
status: cancelled 2017-02-24 07:30Z (archive)
self-cancels: 2017-02-24 07:30Z
authority: NAVAREA VIII 120/17 171030Z FEB 17.
source: nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

BAY OF BENGAL.
SRI LANKA-EAST COAST.
DNC 03.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 200230Z TO 200630Z
   AND 240300Z TO 240630Z FEB
   IN AREA BETWEEN
   08-20N 08-30N AND 081-30E 081-40E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 240730Z FEB 17.

Activity windows · 2 in this warning

opens (UTC)	closes (UTC)	local	length
2017-02-20 02:30Z	2017-02-20 06:30Z	—	4 h
2017-02-24 03:00Z	2017-02-24 06:30Z	—	3 h 30

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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