Missiles

Missile operations 290930Z to 291530Z may, alternate 300930Z to 301530Z may in area bound by 24-00N 167-37W,…

North Pacific Ocean · NAVAREA XII 241/21

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2021-05-30 16:30Z

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 260345Z MAY 21.. Issued 2021-05-26 04:22Z. 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.

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Activity windows · 2 in this warning

opens (UTC)	closes (UTC)	local	length
2021-05-29 09:30Z	2021-05-29 15:30Z	—	6 h
2021-05-30 09:30Z	2021-05-30 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: 2021-05-26 04:22Z
status: Archived notice
self-cancels: 2021-05-30 16:30Z
authority: PACMISRANFAC 260345Z MAY 21.
NAVAREA: NAVAREA XII
issued by: PACMISRANFAC
sea: North Pacific Ocean
position: 28.450, -166.973
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 290930Z TO 291530Z MAY,
   ALTERNATE 300930Z TO 301530Z MAY
   IN AREA BOUND BY
   24-00N 167-37W, 26-22N 173-34W,
   28-08N 174-20W, 30-40N 174-00W,
   33-04N 168-15W, 32-24N 162-12W,
   30-01N 160-25W, 26-00N 161-20W,
   25-56N 162-50W, 24-26N 161-22W,
   23-26N 160-31W, 22-29N 159-55W,
   22-03N 159-45W, 22-02N 159-46W,
   22-11N 160-15W, 22-45N 161-12W,
   23-35N 162-23W, 24-50N 164-02W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 301630Z 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.

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Collected reports in this area · missile & rocket hazards

19 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.

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 21:10Z; 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.