Hazardous operations 0918Z to 1057Z daily 27 thru 31 oct in areas bound by: a. 34-26N 120-40W, 34-28N…
North Pacific Ocean · NAVAREA XII 395/11
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2011-10-28 11:59Z
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 W7444 061507Z OCT 11.. Issued 2011-10-23 09:00Z. 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
- Nga chart 16016 (21ST ed)later cancellation notice
Current notices and reporting history in the North Pacific Ocean →
Activity windows · 5 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-10-27 09:18Z | 2011-10-27 10:57Z | — | 1 h 39 |
| 2011-10-28 09:18Z | 2011-10-28 10:57Z | — | 1 h 39 |
| 2011-10-29 09:18Z | 2011-10-29 10:57Z | — | 1 h 39 |
| 2011-10-30 09:18Z | 2011-10-30 10:57Z | — | 1 h 39 |
| 2011-10-31 09:18Z | 2011-10-31 10:57Z | — | 1 h 39 |
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2011-10-23 09:00Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2011-10-31 11:57Z
- authority
- WESTERN RANGE OP W7444 061507Z OCT 11.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA XII
- issued by
- WESTERN RANGE OP
- sea
- North Pacific Ocean
- position
- 11.035, -126.221
- 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 0918Z TO 1057Z DAILY
27 THRU 31 OCT IN AREAS BOUND BY:
A. 34-26N 120-40W, 34-28N 120-48W,
34-46N 120-41W, 34-44N 120-33W.
B. 34-07N 120-58W, 34-27N 120-51W,
34-23N 120-36W, 34-04N 120-43W.
C. 30-48N 121-53W, 31-43N 121-39W,
31-38N 121-15W, 30-43N 121-30W.
D. 07-01N 127-55W, 13-18N 126-35W,
12-58N 125-00W, 06-41N 126-21W
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 311157Z OCT.
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
7 within 180 nm since 2011 · 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, rocket launching 180917Z to 181027Z nov, alternate 0917Z to 1027Z daily 19 and 20 nov…2017-11-15
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 160917Z to 161027Z nov, alternate 170917Z to 171027Z nov in areas…2017-11-15
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 140917Z to 141027Z nov, alternate 0917Z to 1027Z daily 15 and 16 nov…2017-11-07
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 0917Z to 1027Z daily 10 thru 13 nov in areas bound by: a. 30-45N…2017-11-05
- 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 1416Z to 1556Z daily 03 thru 07 apr in area bound by 07-48N 125-54W, 08-00N 126-55W,…2014-03-30
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 18:11Z; 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.