Missile operations 210930Z to 211530Z, alternate 220930Z to 221530Z and 230930Z to 231530Z may in area bound…
North Pacific Ocean · NAVAREA XII 230/21
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2021-05-20 21:27Z
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 182122Z MAY 21.. Issued 2021-05-18 21:52Z. 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 210730Z to 211330Z, alternate 220730Z to 221330Z and 230730Z to 231330Z may in area bound…cancelled by this notice
- Cancel NAVAREA XII 230/21 and this msglater 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 220/212021-05-16 · Archived notice
- NAVAREA XII 230/21 · this notice2021-05-18 · 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 09:30Z | 2021-05-21 15:30Z | — | 6 h |
| 2021-05-22 09:30Z | 2021-05-22 15:30Z | — | 6 h |
| 2021-05-23 09:30Z | 2021-05-23 15:30Z | — | 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
- 2021-05-18 21:52Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2021-05-23 16:30Z
- authority
- PACMISRANFAC 182122Z MAY 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 210930Z TO 211530Z, ALTERNATE 220930Z TO 221530Z AND 230930Z TO 231530Z 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 NAVAREA XII 220/21. 3. CANCEL THIS MSG 231630Z 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.
- Cancellation reference
- A line that cancels an earlier warning by its number, such as CANCEL HYDROLANT 1085/12.
- NAVAREA
- One of the 21 ocean areas of the World-Wide Navigational Warning Service, each with a coordinator that broadcasts long-range warnings.
- 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 210730Z to 211330Z, alternate 220730Z to 221330Z and 230730Z to 231330Z may in area bound…2021-05-16
- 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.