Hazardous operations, space debris in areas within nine miles of: a. cape 28-51.00N 080-13.80W
Gulf of Mexico · NAVAREA IV 218/23
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2023-03-01 01:30Z
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) · SPACEX 0/23 190609Z FEB 23.. Issued 2023-02-28 10:33Z. 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 parsed report position is 29.495, -83.276. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Related notices and cancellation links
- Hazardous operations, space debris in areas within nine miles of: a. cape 28-51.00N 080-13.80Wlater cancellation notice
These reports were linked by category and sea, with positions within 30 nautical miles and issue dates within 30 days of another report's recorded in-force span. Links can extend through other members, so the full group can cover a larger area or period. Proximity does not confirm that they describe one incident.
- NAVAREA IV 218/23 · this notice2023-02-28 · Archived notice
- NAVAREA IV 220/232023-03-01 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Gulf of Mexico →
Activity windows · 55 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-02-10 02:30Z | 2023-03-09 03:00Z | — | 648 h 30 |
| 2023-03-06 12:35Z | 2023-03-06 13:05Z | — | 30 min |
| 2023-03-06 12:40Z | 2023-03-06 13:10Z | — | 30 min |
| 2023-03-06 12:45Z | 2023-03-06 13:15Z | — | 30 min |
| 2023-03-07 03:30Z | 2023-03-07 04:00Z | — | 30 min |
| 2023-03-07 03:40Z | 2023-03-07 04:10Z | — | 30 min |
| 2023-03-07 03:45Z | 2023-03-07 04:15Z | — | 30 min |
| 2023-03-07 03:50Z | 2023-03-07 04:20Z | — | 30 min |
| … 47 more | |||
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2023-02-28 10:33Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2023-03-10 12:40Z
- authority
- SPACEX 0/23 190609Z FEB 23.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA IV
- issued by
- SPACEX
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 29.495, -83.276
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
GULF OF MEXICO.
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
FLORIDA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS
IN AREAS WITHIN NINE MILES OF:
A. CAPE 28-51.00N 080-13.80W.
070330Z TO 070400Z, 071200Z TO 071230Z,
080310Z TO 080340Z, 081130Z TO 081200Z,
081135Z TO 081205Z, 090245Z TO 090315Z,
091110Z TO 091140Z, 100220Z TO 100250Z
AND 101045Z TO 101115Z MAR.
B. DAYTONA 29-48.00N 080-40.02W.
070340Z TO 070410Z, 071155Z TO 071225Z,
080315Z TO 080345Z, 081130Z TO 081200Z,
081135Z TO 081205Z, 090250Z TO 090320Z,
090255Z TO 090325Z, 091105Z TO 091135Z,
091110Z TO 091140Z, 100225Z TO 100255Z
AND 101045Z TO 101115Z MAR.
C. JACKSONVILLE 30-54.95N 080-15.00W.
070340Z TO 070410Z, 071150Z TO 071220Z,
080320Z TO 080350Z, 081125Z TO 081155Z,
090255Z TO 090325Z, 091100Z TO 091130Z,
091105Z TO 091135Z, 100230Z TO 090300Z
AND 101035Z TO 101105Z MAR.
D. PANAMA CITY 29-42.97N 086-10.95W.
061240Z TO 061310Z, 070400Z TO 070430Z,
071220Z TO 071250Z, 080335Z TO 080405Z,
081150Z TO 081220Z, 090310Z TO 090340Z,
091130Z TO 091200Z, 100250Z TO 100320Z,
101105Z TO 101135Z AND
101110Z TO 101140Z MAR.
E. PENSACOLA 29-48.00N 087-30.00W.
061245Z TO 061315Z, 070405Z TO 070435Z,
071225Z TO 071255Z, 080340Z TO 080410Z,
081155Z TO 081225Z, 081200Z TO 081230Z,
090315Z TO 090345Z, 090320Z TO 090350Z,
091135Z TO 091205Z, 100255Z TO 100325Z
AND 101110Z TO 101140Z MAR.
F. TALLAHASSEE 29-16.97N 084-12.00W.
061235Z TO 061305Z, 070350Z TO 070420Z,
071210Z TO 071240Z, 080325Z TO 080355Z,
081145Z TO 081215Z, 081150Z TO 081220Z,
090300Z TO 090330Z, 091125Z TO 091155Z,
100240Z TO 100310Z AND
101100Z TO 101130Z MAR.
G. TAMPA 28-06.00N 083-54.00W.
061240Z TO 061310Z, 070345Z TO 070415Z,
071215Z TO 071245Z, 080320Z TO 080350Z,
081150Z TO 081220Z, 090255Z TO 090325Z,
090300Z TO 090330Z, 091125Z TO 091155Z,
091130Z TO 091200Z, 100230Z TO 100300Z,
100235Z TO 100305Z AND
101105Z TO 101135Z MAR.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 101240Z MAR 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.
- Space debris
- An area where parts of a spacecraft or rocket stage are expected to come down at sea, from a launch or a planned re-entry.
- Within a radius of
- A circular area — every position within a stated distance of a point.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
110 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, space debris a. 071340Z to 071410Z oct, alternate 072210Z to 171845Z oct in area…2024-09-24
- Hazardous operations, space debris: a. cape 280600Z to 280630Z apr, alternate 300510Z apr to 051210Z may in…2024-04-24
- Hazardous operations, space debris: a. 271450Z to 271520Z apr, alternate 280600Z apr to 051215Z may in area…2024-04-23
- Hazardous operations, space debris: a. 130020Z to 130050Z and 200600Z to 200630Z mar, alternate 140820Z to…2024-03-10
- Hazardous operations, space debris: a. 090150Z to 090220Z and 091020 to 091050Z mar, alternate 100130Z to…2024-03-03
- Hazardous operations, space debris a. 251520Z to 251550Z feb, alternate 260630Z feb to 031305Z mar in area…2024-02-20
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
3 missile & rocket hazards listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-09-30 05:41Z; 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.