Hazardous operations 22 thru 27 oct in area bound by 22-20.0N 091-34.0W, 22-20.0N 091-16.0W, 22-10.0N…
Gulf of Mexico · NAVAREA IV 1210/23
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2023-10-28 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) · MEXICO IV 8/23 181350Z OCT 23.. Issued 2023-10-18 23:36Z. 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
- Gulf of Mexico. The map shows an area described by the warning; the listed coordinate is its representative center. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Current notices and reporting history in the Gulf of Mexico →
- issued
- 2023-10-18 23:36Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2023-10-28 00:01Z
- authority
- MEXICO IV 8/23 181350Z OCT 23.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA IV
- issued by
- MEXICO IV
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 22.250, -91.417
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
GULF OF MEXICO. MEXICO. 1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 22 THRU 27 OCT IN AREA BOUND BY 22-20.0N 091-34.0W, 22-20.0N 091-16.0W, 22-10.0N 091-16.0W, 22-10.0N 091-34.0W. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 280001Z OCT 23.
Reading this warning
- 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 · military exercises
84 within 180 nm since 2005 · 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 20 thru 25 aug and 24 thru 29 sep in area bound by 21-51.00N 089-51.00W, 21-58.00N…2024-08-15
- Hazardous operations 26 thru 31 mar and 23 thru 28 apr in area bound by 21-58.00N 089-45.00W, 22-04.00N…2024-03-20
- Hazardous operations 26 thru 31 mar in area bound by 22-20.00N 091-16.00W, 22-20.00N 091-34.00W, 22-10.00N…2024-03-20
- Hazardous operations 26 thru 31 mar and 23 thru 28 apr in area bound by 20-05.00N 091-00.00W, 20-05.00N…2024-03-20
- Hazardous operations 24 thru 29 sep in area bound by 21-58.00N 089-45.00W, 22-04.00N 089-51.00W, 21-58.00N…2023-09-21
- Hazardous operations 24 thru 29 sep in area bound by 22-20.00N 091-16.00W, 22-20.00N 091-34.00W, 22-10.00N…2023-09-21
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
28 military exercises listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-01 14:09Z; 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.