Exercises
Gunnery exercises 2300Z to 1000Z commencing daily 05 thru 07, 10 thru 14 and 17 thru 21 apr: a. in area…
East China Sea · Taiwan Strait · Gunnery · HYDROPAC 961/16
- issued
- 2016-04-01 11:50Z
- status
- cancelled 2016-04-22 11:00Z (archive)
- self-cancels
- 2016-04-22 11:00Z
- authority
- NAVAREA XI 210/16 011117Z APR 16.
- sea
- South China Sea
- position
- 25.334, 120.618
- source
- nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
EAST CHINA SEA.
TAIWAN STRAIT.
GUNNERY.
DNC 23.
1. GUNNERY EXERCISES 2300Z TO 1000Z COMMENCING DAILY
05 THRU 07, 10 THRU 14 AND 17 THRU 21 APR:
A. IN AREA BOUND BY
25-48N 120-48E, 25-48N 121-20E,
24-52N 120-23E, 24-52N 119-55E.
B. WITHIN 31 MILES OF 25-20N 120-37E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 221100Z APR 16.
Activity windows · 3 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-04-05 23:00Z | 2016-04-06 10:00Z | — | 11 h |
| 2016-04-06 23:00Z | 2016-04-07 10:00Z | — | 11 h |
| 2016-04-07 23:00Z | 2016-04-08 10:00Z | — | 11 h |
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
596 within 180 nm since 1999 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now
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Nearby now · within 120 nm
Nothing else in force within 120 nm.
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