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Bombing exercises east-southeast of Okinawa Shima, 19-21 Oct

No longer in forceReceived 14 Oct 2026, 05:00 UTCArchived 21 Oct 2026, 16:23 UTC

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OKINAWA SHIMA, EAST SOUTHEASTWARD. BOMBING. 190200Z TO 191400Z OCT, ALTERNATE 0200Z TO 1400Z DAILY 20 AND 21 OCT. AREA BOUNDED BY 24-23-15N 130-47-52E 25-26-15N 131-41-52E 25-13-15N 132-30-52E 24-00-16N 132-59-52E 24-00-15N 131-22-38E 24-07-33N 131-10-25E. CANCEL THIS MSG 211500Z OCT.

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Bombing (live-fire) exercises will take place in a polygon east-southeast of Okinawa Shima. Main activity is 19 Oct 02:00-14:00 UTC, with alternate daily 02:00-14:00 UTC on 20 and 21 Oct. Mariners should avoid the defined area during exercise periods. The message self-cancels at 21 Oct 15:00 UTC.

Avoid the named area during the exercise periods and navigate with caution; keep a good lookout and maintain safe distance.

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 19 Oct 2026, 02:00 UTC
Until 21 Oct 2026, 15:00 UTC190200Z TO 191400Z OCT, ALTERNATE 0200Z TO 1400Z DAILY 20 AND 21 OCT. CANCEL THIS MSG 211500Z OCT.
Activity periods: 19 Oct 2026, 02:00 UTC - 19 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC (main activity 19 Oct 02:00-14:00 UTC)
20 Oct 2026, 02:00 UTC - 20 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC (alternate daily 20 Oct 02:00-14:00 UTC)
21 Oct 2026, 02:00 UTC - 21 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC (alternate daily 21 Oct 02:00-14:00 UTC)
Hazards: bombing (live firing), explosive danger zone

Coast stations for this area

RCCMRCC NahaJapan203 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station TamagusukuMRCC NahaJapanMMSI 004311101MF 150range 150 NM196 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station NazeMRCC KagoshimaJapanMMSI 004311001MF 100range 100 NM250 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station MiyaraMRCC NahaJapanMMSI 004311101MF 150range 150 NM361 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.

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