NW-P-1513-26
PAN PANMilitary exercise area WG closed in Strait of Georgia on 03 Nov (1530-2330 UTC)
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Scheduledstarts 03 Nov 2026, 15:30 UTC (in 21 h)Military Exercise Area WG will be active for surface, subsurface and air activities on 03 Nov 2026 between 1530 and 2330 UTC. The area is extremely hazardous and closed to marine traffic; entry is prohibited under the Defence Controlled Access Area Regulations. Safe passage is available within 0.5 nm north of Winchelsea Island and within 0.5 nm east of Ballenas Island. Contact Winchelsea Island Control on VHF Channel 10 for further information.
Do not enter the exercise area. Use available safe passages (0.5 nm north of Winchelsea Island or 0.5 nm east of Ballenas Island) and contact Winchelsea Island Control on VHF Channel 10 for information.
- Type
- Military exercise · severity high
- Feed
- Military exercises and firingAll warnings of this kind on the map, or as an API feed.
- Location
- Strait of Georgia (Military Exercise Area WG)
- Validity
- From 03 Nov 2026, 15:30 UTC
Until 03 Nov 2026, 23:30 UTCMilitary Exercise Area WG will be active for surface, subsurface and air activities from 1530 to 2330 UTC from 03 Nov 2026 to 03 Nov 2026. - Activity periods
- 03 Nov 2026, 15:30 UTC - 03 Nov 2026, 23:30 UTC (Active for surface, subsurface and air activities)
- Hazards
- surface, subsurface and air military activities, closed/ prohibited area
- Keep clear
- 0.5 NMSafe passage is available within 0.5nm North of Winchelsea Island and within 0.5 nm East of Ballenas Island.
- References
- Ref: NOTMAR F35 - Annual Edition
- Charts
- 3512(NAD83)
Contacts
- VHF Channel 10 · Winchelsea Island Control
- Winchelsea Island Control · Control/coordination for exercise area
Coast stations for this area
- RCCJRCC VictoriaCanada57 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Bowen IslandJRCC VictoriaCanadaMMSI 003160011VHF 40range 40 NM22 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station TexadaJRCC VictoriaCanadaMMSI 003160014VHF 40range 40 NM30 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Watts PointJRCC VictoriaCanadaMMSI 003160010VHF 40range 40 NM35 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Mount ParkeJRCC VictoriaCanadaMMSI 003160011VHF 40range 40 NM38 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Annacis IslandJRCC VictoriaCanadaMMSI 003160011VHF 40range 40 NM41 NM from the area
Worked out automatically from the warning text on 02 Nov 2026, 16:38 UTC. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.