Missiles
Hazardous operations, rocket launching 210815Z to 210945Z may, alternate 220800Z to 220915Z, 230730Z to…
Western North Atlantic · Virginia · NAVAREA IV 405/18
- issued
- 2018-05-19 12:04Z
- status
- cancelled 2018-05-21 09:39Z (archive)
- self-cancels
- 2018-05-31 06:45Z
- cancels
- NAVAREA IV 404/18
- authority
- WALLOPS 182306Z MAY 18.
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 28.971, -64.377
- source
- nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
VIRGINIA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING
210815Z TO 210945Z MAY, ALTERNATE
220800Z TO 220915Z, 230730Z TO 230900Z,
240700Z TO 240830Z, 250645Z TO 250815Z,
260615Z TO 260745Z, 270600Z TO 270730Z,
280530Z TO 280700Z, 290515Z TO 290630Z,
300445Z TO 300615Z, 310415Z TO 310545Z MAY,
IN AREAS BOUND BY:
A. 37-55.278N 075-24.958W,
37-31.554N 074-14.774W,
36-54.997N 073-56.522W,
36-55.295N 074-55.793W,
37-41.103N 075-35.683W.
B. 28-50.657N 062-19.774W,
30-46.567N 064-20.866W,
29-05.814N 066-25.694W,
27-13.061N 064-25.076W,
28-50.657N 062-19.774W.
2. CANCEL NAVAREA IV 404/18.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 310645Z MAY 18.
Activity windows · 11 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-05-21 08:15Z | 2018-05-21 09:45Z | — | 1 h 30 |
| 2018-05-22 08:00Z | 2018-05-22 09:15Z | — | 1 h 15 |
| 2018-05-23 07:30Z | 2018-05-23 09:00Z | — | 1 h 30 |
| 2018-05-24 07:00Z | 2018-05-24 08:30Z | — | 1 h 30 |
| 2018-05-25 06:45Z | 2018-05-25 08:15Z | — | 1 h 30 |
| 2018-05-26 06:15Z | 2018-05-26 07:45Z | — | 1 h 30 |
| 2018-05-27 06:00Z | 2018-05-27 07:30Z | — | 1 h 30 |
| 2018-05-28 05:30Z | 2018-05-28 07:00Z | — | 1 h 30 |
| … 3 more | |||
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
This area · missile & rocket hazards
30 within 180 nm since 2014 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now
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Timeline
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 210815Z to 210945Z may, alternate 220800Z to 220915Z, 230730Z to…cancels · 2018-05-18
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 210815Z to 210945Z may, alternate 220800Z to 220915Z, 230730Z to…replaced · 2018-05-18
- Cancel NAVAREA IV 405/18 and this msg, operations completedcancelled by · 2018-05-21
Nearby now · within 120 nm
Nothing else in force within 120 nm.
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