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Due to hurricane fiona: 1. the following port(s) are closed: a. guanica, pr 17-58N 066-55W

Caribbean Sea · NAVAREA IV 953/22

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2022-09-20 21:39Z

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) · SFH 0/22 191747Z SEP 22.. Issued 2022-09-19 17:51Z. 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
Caribbean Sea. The parsed report position is 18.111, -66.028. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Related notices and cancellation links

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  1. NAVAREA IV 941/222022-09-16 · Archived notice
  2. NAVAREA IV 945/222022-09-17 · Archived notice
  3. NAVAREA IV 953/22 · this notice2022-09-19 · Archived notice
  4. NAVAREA IV 961/222022-09-20 · Archived notice
  5. NAVAREA IV 966/222022-09-21 · Archived notice
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issued
2022-09-19 17:51Z
status
Archived notice
authority
SFH 0/22 191747Z SEP 22.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA IV
issued by
SFH
sea
Caribbean Sea
position
18.111, -66.028
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

DUE TO HURRICANE FIONA:
1. THE FOLLOWING PORT(S) ARE CLOSED:
   A. GUANICA, PR 17-58N 066-55W.
   B. GUAYAMA, PR 17-58N 066-04W.
   C. GUAYANILLA, PR 18-01N 066-46W.
   D. MAYAGUEZ, PR 18-12N 067-09W.
   E. PONCE, PR 17-59N 066-37W.
2. THE FOLLOWING PORT(S) ARE OPEN WITH RESTRICTIONS:
   A. SAN JUAN, PR 18-28N 066-07W.
3. THE FOLLOWING PORT(S) HAVE RE-OPENED:
   A. CHARLOTTE AMALIE HARBOR, ST THOMAS 18-21N 064-56W.
   B. CRUZ BAY, ST JOHN 18-20N 064-48W.
   C. FREDERIKSTED, ST CROIX 17-43N 064-53W.
4. CURRENT PORT INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT
   HOMEPORT.USCG.MIL USING THE PORT DIRECTORY TAB.
5. CANCEL NAVAREA IV 945/22.

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Position (degrees and minutes)
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Cancellation reference
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NAVAREA
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Collected reports in this area · tropical cyclone warnings

35 within 180 nm since 2014 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm

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Worldwide in the collected sources

4 tropical cyclone warnings listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-03 14:35Z; source collection times vary.

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