Hazardous operations 0001Z to 0300Z daily 09 thru 11 jul in area bound by 28-32N 123-51W, 29-31N 122 00W,…
North Pacific Ocean · NAVAREA XII 253/11
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2011-07-11 04:00Z
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) · SEA RANGE OTC 272048Z JUN 11 - COGARD NAVCEN DGPS 482/11 CX 040329Z JUL 11. Issued 2011-07-04 06:02Z. 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
- Nos chart 16016 (21ST ed)cancelled by this notice
Current notices and reporting history in the North Pacific Ocean →
Activity windows · 3 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-07-09 00:01Z | 2011-07-09 03:00Z | — | 2 h 59 |
| 2011-07-10 00:01Z | 2011-07-10 03:00Z | — | 2 h 59 |
| 2011-07-11 00:01Z | 2011-07-11 03:00Z | — | 2 h 59 |
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2011-07-04 06:02Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2011-07-11 04:00Z
- authority
- SEA RANGE OTC 272048Z JUN 11 - COGARD NAVCEN DGPS 482/11 CX 040329Z JUL 11
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA XII
- issued by
- SEA RANGE OTC
- sea
- North Pacific Ocean
- position
- 31.074, -121.219
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC. CALIFORNIA. MISSILES. 1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 0001Z TO 0300Z DAILY 09 THRU 11 JUL IN AREA BOUND BY 28-32N 123-51W, 29-31N 122 00W, 29-52N 121-23W, 30-29N 120-31W, 31-11N 119-33W, 32-01N 118-42W, 32-05N 118-40W, 32-25N 118-35W, 32-35N 118-35W, 32-48N 118-37W, 32-51N 118-39W, 33-06N 118-54W, 33-08N 118-58W, 33-11N 119-12W, 33-12N 119-26W, 33-10N 119-51W, 33-09N 119-55W, 32-33N 120-56W, 31-45N 121-52W, 31-02N 122-42W, 30-29N 123-07W, 28-53N 124-14W. 2. CANCEL NAVAREA XII 252/11(16,17). 3. CANCEL THIS MSG 110400Z JUL.
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.
- 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.
- 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
468 within 180 nm since 2007 · 13 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, rocket launching: a. 050806Z to 050852Z oct, alternate 060759Z to 060845Z, 070751Z to…2026-09-25
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching: a. 011808Z to 011950Z oct, alternate 1808Z to 1950Z daily 02 thru 07…2026-09-20
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching: a. 301600Z to 302025Z sep, alternate 1600Z to 2025Z daily 01 thru 06…2026-09-19
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching: a. 261156Z to 261521Z sep, alternate 271249Z to 271507Z, 281128Z to…2026-09-16
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching: a. 160100Z to 160523Z sep, alternate 0100Z to 0523Z daily 17 thru 22…2026-09-11
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching: a. 200147Z to 200612Z sep, alternate 210133Z to 210558Z, 220118Z to…2026-09-09
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
6 missile & rocket hazards listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 20:52Z; 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.