Nav aids

In the Western Caribbean Sea off Mexico, Punta Allen Light at 19-47.1N 087-27.8W is unlit.

Caribbean Sea · NAVAREA IV 367/22

What this record establishes

Listed in force

The latest collected record lists this warning as active. This is the status of the notice, not a live observation of conditions at the location.

Source and dates: NGA MSI in-force warnings (DailyMem*.txt) · MEXICO IV 31/22 151230Z APR 22.. Issued 2022-04-15 15:19Z. First collected 2026-08-17 13:41Z; last seen in collection 2026-10-01 04:47Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
Location covered: Caribbean Sea. The parsed report position is 19.785, -87.463. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Current notices and reporting history in the Caribbean Sea →

issued: 2022-04-15 15:19Z
status: Listed in force
authority: MEXICO IV 31/22 151230Z APR 22.
NAVAREA: NAVAREA IV
issued by: MEXICO IV
sea: Caribbean Sea
position: 19.785, -87.463
nearest port: Cozumel · 51 nm
source: NGA MSI in-force warnings (DailyMem*.txt) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:41Z

Original warning text

WESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA.
MEXICO.
CHART 28190.
PUNTA ALLEN LIGHT 19-47.1N 087-27.8W UNLIT.

Reading this warning

Chart reference: The number of the nautical chart on which the reported position lies.
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.
Unlit / extinguished: A light, buoy or structure that is not showing its charted light.

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Conditions at the position · now

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MET Norway · NOAA WaveWatch III · HYCOM · GEBCO 2020 · model data at the centroid, not an observation

Collected reports in this area · aids-to-navigation notices

54 within 180 nm since 2005 · 0 in the last 12 months · 8 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.

Half moon cay light 17-12.20N 087-31.80W unlit2025-01-30
Sandbore cay light 17-28.20N 087-29.50W unlit2024-06-21
Punta herrero light 19-18.76N 087-26.76W unlit2024-06-18
Xcalak lighthouse 18-16.45N 087-50.10W unlit2023-12-04
Sandbore cay light 17-28.20N 087-29.50W unlit2023-06-04
Tulum light 20-12.68N 087-25.80W unlit2023-03-27

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

Tulum light 20-12.68N 087-25.80W unlitNav aids · 25.7 nm
Punta herrero light 19-18.76N 087-26.76W unlitNav aids · 28.4 nm
Puerto morelos light 20-50.2N 086-55.0W unreliableNav aids · 70.2 nm
Xcalak lighthouse 18-16.45N 087-50.10W unlitNav aids · 93.1 nm
Isla contoy light 21-31.60N 086-48.30W unlitNav aids · 110.9 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

137 aids-to-navigation notices listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-01 04:53Z; source collection times vary.

Nav aids

Lights extinguished, buoys off station, RACON/NAVTEX outages. All current aids-to-navigation notices →

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.