Missiles

Intermittent missile firing operations conducted by the pacific missile range facility (pmrf), barking…

North Pacific · Hawaii · Missiles · NAVAREA XII 115/18

issued
2018-03-16 15:07Z
status
cancelled 2019-09-12 19:16Z (archive)
cancels
NAVAREA XII 374/17
authority
PACMISRANFAC 201815Z JUL 16.
position
24.067, -159.901
source
nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

NORTH PACIFIC.
HAWAII.
MISSILES.
1. INTERMITTENT MISSILE FIRING OPERATIONS CONDUCTED
   BY THE PACIFIC MISSILE RANGE FACILITY (PMRF),
   BARKING SANDS, KAUAI, HAWAII, IN WHISKEY 188 (W-188)
   OPERATING AREA. OPERATIONS ARE CONDUCTED PERIODICALLY
   THROUGHOUT EACH WEEK IN AREA BOUND BY
   22-00.0N 159-51.0W, 22-00.0N 160-00.0W,
   22-04.0N 160-06.0W, 21-59.5N 160-21.0W,
   22-05.0N 161-35.0W, 22-45.0N 161-25.0W,
   22-56.0N 161-49.0W, 23-34.0N 161-18.6W,
   23-57.0N 160-41.0W, 25-41.0N 161-36.0W,
   26-00.0N 159-58.0W, 25-47.0N 158-15.0W,
   23-54.0N 158-15.0W, 22-20.0N 159-09.0W,
   22-21.0N 159-30.0W, 22-13.0N 159-42.0W.
2. VESSELS MAY BE REQUESTED TO ALTER COURSE DUE TO
   FIRING OPERATIONS AND ARE REQUESTED TO CONTACT
   "PACIFIC MISSILE RANGE BARKING SANDS" ON VHF
   MARINE BAND CHANNEL 16 OR HF 2182 KHZ PRIOR
   TO ENTERING THE ABOVE BOUNDARIES. IF UNABLE
   TO CONTACT PMRF PRIOR TO ENTERING OR WHILE IN
   THE WARNING AREA, RELAY MESSAGES THROUGH
   U.S. COAST GUARD HONOLULU.
3. VESSELS INBOUND AND OUTBOUND FOR HAWAIIAN PORTS
   WILL CREATE THE LEAST INTERFERENCE TO FIRING
   OPERATIONS AS WELL AS ENHANCE VESSEL SAFETY
   BY PASSING SOUTH OF THE ISLANDS OF KAUAI
   AND NIIHAU DURING SPECIFIED TIMES.
4. CANCEL NAVAREA XII 374/17.

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