Gunnery exercises 051245Z to 052145Z dec, alternate 1245Z to 2145Z daily 06 and 07 dec in area bound by…
North Atlantic Ocean · NAVAREA IV 1022/18
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2018-12-05 13:12Z
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) · WALLOPS 261558Z NOV 18.. Issued 2018-11-30 09:36Z. 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 Atlantic 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
Current notices and reporting history in the North Atlantic Ocean →
Activity windows · 1 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-12-05 12:45Z | 2018-12-05 21:45Z | — | 9 h |
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2018-11-30 09:36Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2018-12-07 22:45Z
- authority
- WALLOPS 261558Z NOV 18.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA IV
- issued by
- WALLOPS
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 37.752, -75.392
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC. VIRGINIA. 1. GUNNERY EXERCISES 051245Z TO 052145Z DEC, ALTERNATE 1245Z TO 2145Z DAILY 06 AND 07 DEC IN AREA BOUND BY 37-50-02N 075-29-12W, 37-40-04N 075-26-33W, 37-44-30N 075-14-35W, 37-50-29N 075-28-43W. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 072245Z DEC 18.
Reading this warning
- Gunnery and live firing
- Naval or coastal guns firing into a sea area for practice, at stated times.
- 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 · military exercises
20 within 180 nm since 1999 · 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 201730Z to 202030Z mar in area bound by: 36-49.0N 075-30.0W, 36-48.0N 075-00.0W,…2023-03-15
- Hazardous operations: a. 1700Z to 0300Z daily 30 nov and 01 dec in area bound by 36-49.00N 075-30.00W,…2022-11-30
- Hazardous operations 121200Z to 122200Z jan in area bound by 36-49N 075-30W, 36-32N 075-30W, 36-26N 075-00W,…2021-01-07
- Hazardous operations: a. 011600Z to 012300Z dec in area bound by 36-49N 075-30W, 36-47N 074-28W, 36-19N…2020-12-01
- Hazardous operations 222345Z to 230345Z oct, alternates 2345Z to 0345Z commencing daily 23 thru 27 oct in…2019-10-17
- Gunnery exercises 061245Z to 062145Z dec, alternate 071245Z to 072145Z dec in area bound by 37-50-02N…2018-12-05
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
- 2 ensor ave, towson, md 21204, USASpills · 114.6 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
9 military exercises listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-04 02:40Z; source collection times vary.
Exercises
Gunnery, firing and naval exercise areas. All current military exercises →
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.