Hazardous operations 2008Z to 2309Z daily 13 thru 17 sep in areas bound by: a. 34-27N 120-29W, 34-26N…
North Pacific Ocean · NAVAREA XII 247/12
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2012-09-13 22:47Z
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) · WESTERN RANGE OP W4774 271446Z AUG 12.. Issued 2012-09-08 09:50Z. 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
- Cancel NAVAREA XII 247/12 and this msg, operations completedlater 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 191/122012-07-31 · Archived notice
- NAVAREA XII 201/122012-08-03 · Archived notice
- NAVAREA XII 214/122012-08-09 · Archived notice
- NAVAREA XII 215/122012-08-10 · Archived notice
- NAVAREA XII 247/12 · this notice2012-09-08 · Archived notice
- NAVAREA XII 250/122012-09-13 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the North Pacific Ocean →
Activity windows · 5 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-09-13 20:08Z | 2012-09-13 23:09Z | — | 3 h 01 |
| 2012-09-14 20:08Z | 2012-09-14 23:09Z | — | 3 h 01 |
| 2012-09-15 20:08Z | 2012-09-15 23:09Z | — | 3 h 01 |
| 2012-09-16 20:08Z | 2012-09-16 23:09Z | — | 3 h 01 |
| 2012-09-17 20:08Z | 2012-09-17 23:09Z | — | 3 h 01 |
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2012-09-08 09:50Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2012-09-18 00:09Z
- authority
- WESTERN RANGE OP W4774 271446Z AUG 12.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA XII
- issued by
- WESTERN RANGE OP
- sea
- North Pacific Ocean
- position
- 15.955, -111.529
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC.
MISSILES.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 2008Z TO 2309Z DAILY
13 THRU 17 SEP IN AREAS BOUND BY:
A. 34-27N 120-29W, 34-26N 120-31W,
34-38N 120-36W, 34-39N 120-34W.
B. 15-46N 108-34W, 13-32N 113-09W,
16-06N 114-30W, 18-22N 109-53W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 180009Z SEP 12.
Reading this warning
- Missile firing
- Missile tests or exercises, with the danger area and times during which missiles may be in flight or falling.
- Hazardous operations
- NGA's heading for activities that make an area dangerous — most often rocket launches, space debris and weapons firings, and some open-ended danger areas.
- 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.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · missile & rocket hazards
4 within 180 nm since 2011 · 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.
- Hazardous operations in progress until further notice in areas bound by: a. 34-27N 120-29W, 34-26N 120-31W,…2012-08-09
- Hazardous operations 0500Z to 0930Z daily 02 thru 07 aug in areas bound by: a. 34-27N 120-29W, 34-26N…2012-07-31
- Hazardous operations 0258Z to 0553Z daily 15 thru 19 apr in areas bound by: a. 34-27N 120-28W, 34-26N…2011-04-10
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
8 missile & rocket hazards listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-03 09:58Z; 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.