Missiles

Rocket launching hazardous operations are scheduled off Florida on August 20, 15:19-20:01 UTC, with alternate windows through August 26, in two areas.

North Atlantic · Florida · NAVAREA IV 803/26

issued
2026-08-19 01:36Z
status
cancelled 2026-08-19 18:30Z (dropped from inforce)
self-cancels
2026-08-26 18:47Z
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
32.201, -76.300
source
nga_inforce · first seen 2026-08-19 19:17Z

Original warning text

NORTH ATLANTIC.
FLORIDA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING
   201519Z TO 202001Z AUG, ALTERNATE
   211457Z TO 211939Z, 221435Z TO 221917Z,
   231412Z TO 231854Z, 241350Z TO 241832Z,
   251328Z TO 251810Z AND
   261305Z TO 261747Z AUG IN AREAS BOUND BY:
   A. 31-37.00N 077-09.00W, 32-23.00N 076-52.00W,
      33-08.00N 075-40.00W, 33-12.00N 075-13.00W,
      32-54.00N 074-58.00W, 32-36.00N 075-02.00W,
      31-51.00N 076-13.00W, 31-32.00N 077-03.00W.
   B. 28-39.18N 080-37.82W, 29-00.00N 080-14.00W,
      28-53.00N 080-05.00W, 28-29.42N 080-32.52W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 261847Z AUG 26.

Activity windows · 7 in this warning

opens (UTC)closes (UTC)locallength
2026-08-20 15:19Z2026-08-20 20:01Z4 h 42
2026-08-21 14:57Z2026-08-21 19:39Z4 h 42
2026-08-22 14:35Z2026-08-22 19:17Z4 h 42
2026-08-23 14:12Z2026-08-23 18:54Z4 h 42
2026-08-24 13:50Z2026-08-24 18:32Z4 h 42
2026-08-25 13:28Z2026-08-25 18:10Z4 h 42
2026-08-26 13:05Z2026-08-26 17:47Z4 h 42

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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