Exercises
Live weapons firings in progress daily between 0700 UTC and 1700 UTC, 18 to 21 aug, in area within 17 miles…
Hebrides · South Uist Westwards · UKWZ 501/26
- issued
- 2026-08-17 11:35Z
- status
- in force
- self-cancels
- 2026-08-21 18:00Z
- authority
- UK Hydrographic Office (NAVAREA I coordinator)
- position
- 57.415, -7.995 · r 17.0 nm
- source
- ukho · first seen 2026-08-17 22:50Z
Original warning text
HEBRIDES. SOUTH UIST WESTWARDS. 1. LIVE WEAPONS FIRINGS IN PROGRESS DAILY BETWEEN 0700 UTC AND 1700 UTC, 18 TO 21 AUG, IN AREA WITHIN 17 MILES OF 57-24.9N 007-59.7W. 2. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS AREA AND MARINERS ARE REQUESTED TO VACATE DURING THE ABOVE PERIODS. ANY VESSEL INTENDING TO ENTER SHOULD CONTACT HEBRIDES RANGE CONTROL ON VHF CH16 OR THE OPERATIONS CONTROLLER ON TELEPHONE NUMBER +441870604554/4452 OR +447787328975 (OUT OF HOURS). MARITIME PATROL AIRCRAFT MAY BE IN OPERATION TO SUPPORT FIRINGS AND MARINERS ARE REQUESTED TO COMPLY WITH ANY INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN. 3. CANCEL THIS MSG 211800 UTC AUG 2026.
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MET Norway · NOAA WaveWatch III · GEBCO 2020 · model data at the centroid, not an observation
This area · military exercises
337 within 180 nm since 2001 · 1 in the last 12 months · 1 in force now
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- Hazardous operations 0900Z to 1900Z daily 19 thru 22 mar in area within 55 miles of 57-34.00N 010-32.00W2024-03-18
- Hazardous operations 0900Z to 1900Z daily 18 thru 22 mar in area within 70 miles of 56-53.00N 009-46.00W2024-03-13
- Hazardous operations 0900Z to 2230Z daily 06 thru 10 nov in area within 16 miles of 57-27.00N 007-56.00W2023-11-04
- Hazardous operations 0900Z to 2230Z daily 31 oct thru 03 nov in area within 16 miles of 57-27.00N 007-56.00W2023-10-30
- Gunnery exercises 0800Z to 2000Z daily 02 thru 06 oct in area within 60 miles of 57-08.00N 009-24.00W2023-09-29
- Hazardous operations 0800Z to 1900Z daily 25 thru 29 sep in area within 77 miles of 56-59.00N 009-58.00W2023-09-23
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Nearby now · within 120 nm
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- Mf dsc service off air at tiree 56-30.20N 006-57.80WNav aids · 64.3 nm
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35 military exercises in force · see all
Exercises
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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.