Missile operations 0730Z to 1300Z daily 24 thru 26 jul in area bound by 22-03N 159-46W, 22-03N 159-47W,…
North Pacific Ocean · NAVAREA XII 349/21
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2021-07-24 10:56Z
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 222327Z JUL 21.. Issued 2021-07-23 00:08Z. 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
- Missile operations 230730Z to 231300Z, 240730Z to 241300Z and 250730Z to 251300Z jul in area bound by 22-03N…cancelled by this notice
- Cancel NAVAREA XII 349/21 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 332/212021-07-18 · Archived notice
- NAVAREA XII 349/21 · this notice2021-07-23 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the North Pacific Ocean →
Activity windows · 3 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-24 07:30Z | 2021-07-24 13:00Z | — | 5 h 30 |
| 2021-07-25 07:30Z | 2021-07-25 13:00Z | — | 5 h 30 |
| 2021-07-26 07:30Z | 2021-07-26 13:00Z | — | 5 h 30 |
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2021-07-23 00:08Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2021-07-26 14:00Z
- authority
- PACMISRANFAC 222327Z JUL 21.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA XII
- issued by
- PACMISRANFAC
- sea
- North Pacific Ocean
- position
- 25.612, -162.520
- 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 0730Z TO 1300Z DAILY 24 THRU 26 JUL IN AREA BOUND BY 22-03N 159-46W, 22-03N 159-47W, 22-02N 160-06W, 21-09N 161-32W, 21-44N 164-56W, 24-13N 167-18W, 27-49N 166-59W, 30-01N 163-45W, 29-29N 159-57W, 26-44N 157-37W, 23-17N 158-16W, 22-08N 159-45W, 22-04N 159-46W. 2. CANCEL NAVAREA XII 332/21. 3. CANCEL THIS MSG 261400Z JUL 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.
- 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
185 within 180 nm since 1998 · 0 in the last 12 months · 1 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.
- Intermittent missile firing operations conducted by the pacific missile range facility (pmrf), barking…2023-02-28
- Missile operations 230730Z to 231300Z, 240730Z to 241300Z and 250730Z to 251300Z jul in area bound by 22-03N…2021-07-18
- Intermittent missile firing operations conducted by the pacific missile range facility (pmrf), barking…2021-06-15
- Missile operations 250930Z to 251530Z may in area bound by 22-02N 159-47W, 22-11N 160-14W, 22-56N 161-47W,…2021-05-23
- Missile operations 210930Z to 211530Z, alternate 220930Z to 221530Z and 230930Z to 231530Z may in area bound…2021-05-18
- Missile operations 210730Z to 211330Z, alternate 220730Z to 221330Z and 230730Z to 231330Z may in area bound…2021-05-16
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 15:23Z; 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.