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Gunnery exercises east-southeast of Okinawa Shima

No longer in forceReceived 14 Oct 2026, 05:00 UTCArchived 20 Oct 2026, 16:21 UTC

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OKINAWA SHIMA, EAST SOUTHEASTWARD. GUNNERY. 182100Z TO 190900Z OCT, ALTERNATE 192100Z TO 200900Z OCT. AREA BOUNDED BY 25-41-15N 128-51-53E 25-48-37N 129-02-19E 25-44-15N 129-25-52E 25-44-15N 130-10-52E 25-43-24N 130-35-52E 25-41-15N 130-44-52E 24-53-15N 130-03-52E. CANCEL THIS MSG 201000Z OCT.

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Gunnery exercises are scheduled in an area east-southeast of Okinawa Shima. Activity is planned 18 Oct 21:00 to 19 Oct 09:00 UTC, with an alternate period 19 Oct 21:00 to 20 Oct 09:00 UTC. Mariners should avoid the defined polygon during these times. Message cancelled at 20 Oct 10:00 UTC.

Keep well clear of the stated area during exercise times and navigate with caution; maintain a good lookout.

Type: Firing practice · severity high
Feed: Military exercises and firingAll warnings of this kind on the map, or as an API feed.
Location: Okinawa Shima, east-southeastward
Validity: From 18 Oct 2026, 21:00 UTC
Until 20 Oct 2026, 10:00 UTC182100Z TO 190900Z OCT, ALTERNATE 192100Z TO 200900Z OCT. CANCEL THIS MSG 201000Z OCT.
Activity periods: 18 Oct 2026, 21:00 UTC - 19 Oct 2026, 09:00 UTC (first stated firing period)
19 Oct 2026, 21:00 UTC - 20 Oct 2026, 09:00 UTC (alternate firing period)
Hazards: gunnery - live firing, danger to navigation from explosives/fire

Coast stations for this area

RCCMRCC NahaJapan72 NM from the area
RCCMRCC KagoshimaJapan363 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station TamagusukuMRCC NahaJapanMMSI 004311101MF 150range 150 NM66 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station NazeMRCC KagoshimaJapanMMSI 004311001MF 100range 100 NM165 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station MiyaraMRCC NahaJapanMMSI 004311101MF 150range 150 NM266 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station Yoko-oMRCC KagoshimaJapanMMSI 004311001MF 150range 150 NM353 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station AburatsuMRCC KagoshimaJapanMMSI 004311001MF 150range 150 NM379 NM from the area

Worked out automatically from the warning text on 14 Oct 2026, 04:27 UTC. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.

KeywordsGUNNERY

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