Missiles
Hazardous operations, rocket launching 160945Z to 161315Z may, alternate 0945Z to 1315Z daily 17 thru 19…
Western North Atlantic · Virginia · NAVAREA IV 387/17
- issued
- 2017-05-11 02:34Z
- status
- cancelled 2017-05-19 14:15Z (archive)
- self-cancels
- 2017-05-19 14:15Z
- authority
- WALLOPS 051401Z MAY 17.
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 37.367, -73.660
- source
- nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
VIRGINIA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING
160945Z TO 161315Z MAY, ALTERNATE 0945Z TO 1315Z
DAILY 17 THRU 19 MAY:
A. IN AREA WITHIN THREE MILES OF 37-49-30N 075-26-24W.
B. IN AREA WITHIN 32 MILES OF 37-21-06N 073-38-48W.
C. IN AREA BOUND BY
37-50-12N 075-29-06W, 37-48-06N 075-24-12W,
37-50-23N 075-23-23W, 37-50-36N 075-28-41W,
37-50-12N 075-29-06W.
D. IN AREA BOUND BY
38-01-45N 073-54-41W, 36-59-25N 074-25-48W,
36-44-56N 073-17-37W, 37-41-48N 072-52-50W,
38-01-45N 073-54-41W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 191415Z MAY 17.
Activity windows · 4 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-05-16 09:45Z | 2017-05-16 13:15Z | — | 3 h 30 |
| 2017-05-17 09:45Z | 2017-05-17 13:15Z | — | 3 h 30 |
| 2017-05-18 09:45Z | 2017-05-18 13:15Z | — | 3 h 30 |
| 2017-05-19 09:45Z | 2017-05-19 13:15Z | — | 3 h 30 |
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
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