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Hazardous operations, rocket launching 152000Z to 152200Z feb, alternate 161930Z to 162130Z, 171915Z to…

Western North Atlantic · Virginia · Bermuda · NAVAREA IV 158/20

issued: 2020-02-15 13:55Z
status: cancelled 2020-02-15 20:54Z (archive)
self-cancels: 2020-02-19 21:15Z
cancels: NAVAREA IV 137/20
authority: WALLOPS 141932Z FEB 20.
source: nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
VIRGINIA.
BERMUDA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING
   152000Z TO 152200Z FEB, ALTERNATE
   161930Z TO 162130Z, 171915Z TO 172100Z,
   181845Z TO 182045Z AND 191830Z TO 192015Z FEB
   IN AREAS WITHIN:
   A. 29 MILES OF 37-33.7N 75-01.0W.
   B. 36 MILES OF 36-57.3N 74-01.0W.
   C. 99 MILES OF 28-58.8N 64-19.6W.
2. CANCEL NAVAREA IV 137/20.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 192115Z FEB 20.

Activity windows · 5 in this warning

opens (UTC)	closes (UTC)	local	length
2020-02-15 20:00Z	2020-02-15 22:00Z	—	2 h
2020-02-16 19:30Z	2020-02-16 21:30Z	—	2 h
2020-02-17 19:15Z	2020-02-17 21:00Z	—	1 h 45
2020-02-18 18:45Z	2020-02-18 20:45Z	—	2 h
2020-02-19 18:30Z	2020-02-19 20:15Z	—	1 h 45

Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.

Timeline

Hazardous operations, rocket launching 132045Z to 132245Z feb alternate 142015Z to 142215Z, 152000Z to…cancels · 2020-02-10
Hazardous operations, rocket launching 132045Z to 132245Z feb alternate 142015Z to 142215Z, 152000Z to…replaced · 2020-02-10
Cancel NAVAREA IV 158/20 and this msg operations completedcancelled by · 2020-02-15

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