Missile operations 122230Z to 130330Z aug, alternate 132230Z to 140330Z aug in area bound by 22-03N 159-47W,…
North Pacific Ocean · NAVAREA XII 359/20
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2020-08-13 00:01Z
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 091742Z JUL 20.. Issued 2020-08-07 12:30Z. 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 359/20 and this msg, operations completedlater cancellation notice
Current notices and reporting history in the North Pacific Ocean →
Activity windows · 2 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-08-12 22:30Z | 2020-08-13 03:30Z | — | 5 h |
| 2020-08-13 22:30Z | 2020-08-14 03:30Z | — | 5 h |
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2020-08-07 12:30Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2020-08-14 04:30Z
- authority
- PACMISRANFAC 091742Z JUL 20.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA XII
- issued by
- PACMISRANFAC
- sea
- North Pacific Ocean
- position
- 23.928, -161.224
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC. HAWAII. 1. MISSILE OPERATIONS 122230Z TO 130330Z AUG, ALTERNATE 132230Z TO 140330Z AUG IN AREA BOUND BY 22-03N 159-47W, 22-03N 159-46W, 22-09N 159-47W, 22-43N 159-59W, 25-22N 161-46W, 25-18N 162-17W, 24-52N 162-32W, 22-27N 160-22W, 22-03N 159-48W. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 140430Z AUG 20.
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.
Collected reports in this area · missile & rocket hazards
202 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 0730Z to 1300Z daily 24 thru 26 jul in area bound by 22-03N 159-46W, 22-03N 159-47W,…2021-07-23
- 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 202230Z to 210400Z nov, alternate 2230Z to 0400Z commencing daily 21 and 22 nov in area…2019-11-16
- Missile operations 142230Z to 150300Z nov, alternate 2230Z to 0300Z commencing daily 15, 19 and 20 nov in…2019-11-15
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
Worldwide in the collected sources
4 missile & rocket hazards listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-01 08:36Z; 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.