Missile operations 210730Z to 211330Z, alternate 220730Z to 221330Z and 230730Z to 231330Z may in area bound…
North Pacific Ocean · NAVAREA XII 220/21
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2021-05-18 21:52Z
This notice comes from the historical archive. Its archived status does not establish when or how the reported situation ended.
- Source and dates
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · PACMISRANFAC 211910Z APR 21.. Issued 2021-05-16 07:27Z. First collected 2026-08-17 13:38Z; last seen in collection 2026-08-17 15:46Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
- Location covered
- North Pacific Ocean. The map shows an area described by the warning; the listed coordinate is its representative center. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Related notices and cancellation links
- Missile operations 210930Z to 211530Z, alternate 220930Z to 221530Z and 230930Z to 231530Z may in area bound…later cancellation notice
These reports were linked by category and sea, with positions within 30 nautical miles and issue dates within 30 days of another report's recorded in-force span. Links can extend through other members, so the full group can cover a larger area or period. Proximity does not confirm that they describe one incident.
- NAVAREA XII 220/21 · this notice2021-05-16 · Archived notice
- NAVAREA XII 230/212021-05-18 · Archived notice
- NAVAREA XII 237/212021-05-23 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the North Pacific Ocean →
Activity windows · 3 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-05-21 07:30Z | 2021-05-21 13:30Z | — | 6 h |
| 2021-05-22 07:30Z | 2021-05-22 13:30Z | — | 6 h |
| 2021-05-23 07:30Z | 2021-05-23 13:30Z | — | 6 h |
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2021-05-16 07:27Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2021-05-23 14:30Z
- authority
- PACMISRANFAC 211910Z APR 21.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA XII
- issued by
- PACMISRANFAC
- sea
- North Pacific Ocean
- position
- 26.224, -164.546
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
NORTH PACIFIC. HAWAII. 1. MISSILE OPERATIONS 210730Z TO 211330Z, ALTERNATE 220730Z TO 221330Z AND 230730Z TO 231330Z MAY IN AREA BOUND BY 22-02N 159-47W, 22-11N 160-14W, 22-56N 161-47W, 27-46N 168-13W, 29-28N 168-34W, 29-49N 167-55W, 29-32N 166-51W, 29-00N 166-06W, 23-57N 160-40W, 22-29N 159-55W, 22-04N 159-44W. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 231430Z MAY 21.
Reading this warning
- Missile firing
- Missile tests or exercises, with the danger area and times during which missiles may be in flight or falling.
- Date-time group (DTG)
- A compact UTC timestamp — day, hour and minute followed by Z — such as 201500Z for the 20th at 15:00 UTC.
- Area bound by
- Introduces a list of positions that are the corners of an area — the polygon the warning applies to.
- Position (degrees and minutes)
- How warnings write positions: degrees, a hyphen, then minutes, with N/S and E/W — 49-40.8N 003-43.8W.
- CANCEL THIS MSG
- The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.
Collected reports in this area · missile & rocket hazards
39 within 180 nm since 2010 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now
Counts include repeat notices about the same situation. NGA archive coverage ends 2024-05; live collection began 2026-08-17. The period between them is incomplete. An empty year is not evidence that no hazards occurred.
- Missile operations 0730Z to 1300Z daily 24 thru 26 jul in area bound by 22-03N 159-46W, 22-03N 159-47W,…2021-07-23
- Missile operations 230730Z to 231300Z, 240730Z to 241300Z and 250730Z to 251300Z jul in area bound by 22-03N…2021-07-18
- Missile operations 280930Z to 291530Z may, alternate 290930Z to 301530Z may in area bound by 26-20N 173-30W,…2021-05-24
- Missile operations 250930Z to 251530Z may in area bound by 22-02N 159-47W, 22-11N 160-14W, 22-56N 161-47W,…2021-05-23
- Missile operations 210930Z to 211530Z, alternate 220930Z to 221530Z and 230930Z to 231530Z may in area bound…2021-05-18
- Missile operations 202230Z to 210400Z nov, alternate 2230Z to 0400Z commencing daily 21 and 22 nov in area…2019-11-16
Month of issue in the collected archive
All available years combined. Uneven collection and repeat bulletins affect these counts; this chart does not measure the seasonality or probability of incidents.
Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm
No other collected notice is currently listed in force within this radius. This does not establish safe conditions.
Worldwide in the collected sources
4 missile & rocket hazards listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-01 19:47Z; source collection times vary.
Missiles
Missile firings, rocket launches and space debris re-entry areas. All current missile & rocket hazards →
Not for navigation. This is a re-rendering of an official navigational warning for awareness; mariners must use official NAVAREA broadcasts and their national MSI service.