Hazardous operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily 20 thru 26 mar in area bound by: 34-17.0N 076-45.0W, 33-49.0N…
North Atlantic Ocean · NAVAREA IV 290/23
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2023-03-15 20:27Z
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) · FACSFAC VACAPES 0/23 151502Z MAR 23.. Issued 2023-03-15 16:31Z. 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
- Cancel NAVAREA IV 290/23 and this msg, msg promulgated in errorlater cancellation notice
Current notices and reporting history in the North Atlantic Ocean →
Activity windows · 7 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-20 00:01Z | 2023-03-20 23:59Z | — | 23 h 58 |
| 2023-03-21 00:01Z | 2023-03-21 23:59Z | — | 23 h 58 |
| 2023-03-22 00:01Z | 2023-03-22 23:59Z | — | 23 h 58 |
| 2023-03-23 00:01Z | 2023-03-23 23:59Z | — | 23 h 58 |
| 2023-03-24 00:01Z | 2023-03-24 23:59Z | — | 23 h 58 |
| 2023-03-25 00:01Z | 2023-03-25 23:59Z | — | 23 h 58 |
| 2023-03-26 00:01Z | 2023-03-26 23:59Z | — | 23 h 58 |
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2023-03-15 16:31Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2023-03-27 00:01Z
- authority
- FACSFAC VACAPES 0/23 151502Z MAR 23.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA IV
- issued by
- FACSFAC VACAPES
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 33.923, -76.819
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC. NORTH CAROLINA. 1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 0001Z TO 2359Z DAILY 20 THRU 26 MAR IN AREA BOUND BY: 34-17.0N 076-45.0W, 33-49.0N 076-30.0W, 33-33.0N 076-55.0W, 34-04.0N 077-07.0W. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 270001Z 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.
- 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
30 within 180 nm since 2000 · 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: a. 200400Z to 270400Z jun in area bound by 34-17.50N 076-45.20W, 33-49.90N 076-30.60W,…2022-06-20
- Hazardous operations: a. 200001Z to 270001Z jun in area bound by 34-17.50N 076-45.20W, 33-49.90N 076-30.60W,…2022-06-20
- Hazardous operations: a. 200000Z to 240001Z oct in area bound by 34-17N 076-45W, 33-49N 076-30W, 33-33N…2021-10-20
- Hazardous operations 130500Z to 180459Z jan in area bound by 34-17N 076-45W, 33-49N 076-30W, 33-33N 076-55W,…2021-01-08
- Hazardous operations: a. in progress until 070001Z dec in area bound by 34-04.1N 077-07.1W, 34-17.5N…2020-11-30
- Hazardous operations 2300Z to 0100Z daily 04 thru 06 nov in area bound by 33-00N 077-29W, 32-20N 077-20W,…2020-10-30
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
28 military exercises listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-01 20:21Z; 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.