Hazardous operations 1732Z to 1950Z daily 11 thru 14 feb in areas bound by: a. 34-25N 120-37W, 34-26N…
North Pacific Ocean · NAVAREA XII 31/13
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2013-02-11 22:06Z
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 W8031 241731Z JAN 13.. Issued 2013-02-06 15:58Z. 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 31/13 and this msg, operations completedlater cancellation notice
These messages are connected by recorded cancellation references. The links establish relationships between notices; they do not by themselves confirm a single object, a continuous track, or recovery.
- NAVAREA XII 31/13 · this notice2013-02-06 · Archived notice
- NAVAREA XII 38/132013-02-11 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the North Pacific Ocean →
Activity windows · 4 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-02-11 17:32Z | 2013-02-11 19:50Z | — | 2 h 18 |
| 2013-02-12 17:32Z | 2013-02-12 19:50Z | — | 2 h 18 |
| 2013-02-13 17:32Z | 2013-02-13 19:50Z | — | 2 h 18 |
| 2013-02-14 17:32Z | 2013-02-14 19:50Z | — | 2 h 18 |
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2013-02-06 15:58Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2013-02-14 20:50Z
- authority
- WESTERN RANGE OP W8031 241731Z JAN 13.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA XII
- issued by
- WESTERN RANGE OP
- sea
- North Pacific Ocean
- position
- 14.064, -124.771
- 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 1732Z TO 1950Z DAILY
11 THRU 14 FEB IN AREAS BOUND BY:
A. 34-25N 120-37W, 34-26N 120-39W,
34-38N 120-36W, 34-38N 120-34W.
B. 12-25N 124-23W, 12-40N 125-44W,
15-38N 125-11W, 15-23N 123-49W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 142050Z FEB 13.
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
6 within 180 nm since 2013 · 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: a. 1350Z to 1524Z daily 29 jan thru 02 feb in area bound by 34-00N 120-42W, 34-05N…2015-01-25
- Hazardous operations: a. 1350Z to 1524Z daily 29 jan thru 02 feb in area bound by 34-00N 120-42W, 34-05N…2015-01-25
- Hazardous operations 1800Z to 1946Z daily 13 thru 18 aug in area bound by 09-27N 125-20W, 09-39N 126-22W,…2014-08-08
- Hazardous operations 0656Z to 1057Z daily 02 thru 06 jul in areas bound by: a. 34-01N 120-43W, 34-05N…2014-07-01
- Hazardous operations 0926Z to 1057Z daily 01 thru 06 jul in areas bound by: a. 34-01N 120-43W, 34-05N…2014-06-26
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 2026-09-24 15:59Z; 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.