Missiles

Missile operations 220400Z to 221000Z jun, alternate 240400Z to 241000Z and 250400Z to 251000Z jun in areas…

North Pacific Ocean · NAVAREA XII 272/17

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2017-06-22 06:33Z

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 262202Z MAY 17.. Issued 2017-06-17 07:19Z. 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

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.

  1. NAVAREA XII 226/172017-05-20 · Archived notice
  2. NAVAREA XII 272/17 · this notice2017-06-17 · Archived notice
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Current notices and reporting history in the North Pacific Ocean →

Activity windows · 3 in this warning

opens (UTC)closes (UTC)locallength
2017-06-22 04:00Z2017-06-22 10:00Z—6 h
2017-06-24 04:00Z2017-06-24 10:00Z—6 h
2017-06-25 04:00Z2017-06-25 10:00Z—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
2017-06-17 07:19Z
status
Archived notice
self-cancels
2017-06-25 11:00Z
authority
PACMISRANFAC 262202Z MAY 17.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA XII
issued by
PACMISRANFAC
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
31.554, -160.290
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 220400Z TO 221000Z JUN,
   ALTERNATE 240400Z TO 241000Z AND
   250400Z TO 251000Z JUN IN AREAS BOUND BY:
   A. 44-19N 167-11W, 44-35N 166-00W,
      35-14N 167-35W, 33-06N 169-28W.
   B. 21-59N 159-46W, 24-05N 160-21W,
      27-20N 152-39W, 30-04N 151-02W,
      33-07N 150-38W, 35-07N 152-20W,
      37-31N 155-14W, 38-11N 159-37W,
      37-30N 163-27W, 35-14N 167-35W,
      33-06N 169-28W, 26-55N 168-37W,
      23-37N 167-21W, 23-59N 163-44W,
      24-06N 163-01W.
   C. 33-07N 150-38W, 38-41N 146-27W,
      37-40N 145-31W, 30-04N 151-02W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 251100Z JUN 17.

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

13 within 180 nm since 2010 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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22

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

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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

3 missile & rocket hazards listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-09-30 13:15Z; 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.