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NAVAREA XII 745/26

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Missile firing operations in W-188 operating area off Kauai, Hawaii

ActiveIssued 22 Oct 2026, 12:00 UTC

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NORTH PACIFIC. HAWAII. 1. INTERMITTENT MISSILE FIRING OPERATIONS CONDUCTED BY THE PACIFIC MISSILE RANGE FACILITY (PMRF), BARKING SANDS, KAUAI, HAWAII, IN WHISKEY 188 (W-188) OPERATING AREA. OPERATIONS ARE CONDUCTED PERIODICALLY THROUGHOUT EACH WEEK IN AREA BOUND BY 22-00.00N 159-51.00W, 22-00.00N 160-00.00W, 22-04.00N 160-06.00W, 21-59.50N 160-21.00W, 22-05.00N 161-35.00W, 22-45.00N 161-25.00W, 22-56.00N 161-49.00W, 23-34.00N 161-18.60W, 23-57.00N 160-41.00W, 25-41.00N 161-36.00W, 26-00.00N 159-58.00W, 25-47.00N 158-15.00W, 23-54.00N 158-15.00W, 22-20.00N 159-09.00W, 22-21.00N 159-30.00W, 22-13.00N 159-42.00W. 2. VESSELS MAY BE REQUESTED TO ALTER COURSE DUE TO FIRING OPERATIONS AND ARE REQUESTED TO CONTACT "PACIFIC MISSILE RANGE BARKING SANDS" ON VHF MARINE BAND CHANNEL 16 PRIOR TO ENTERING THE ABOVE BOUNDARIES. IF UNABLE TO CONTACT PMRF PRIOR TO ENTERING OR WHILE IN THE WARNING AREA, RELAY MESSAGES THROUGH U.S. COAST GUARD HONOLULU. 3. VESSELS INBOUND AND OUTBOUND FOR HAWAIIAN PORTS WILL CREATE THE LEAST INTERFERENCE TO FIRING OPERATIONS AS WELL AS ENHANCE VESSEL SAFETY BY PASSING SOUTH OF THE ISLANDS OF KAUAI AND NIIHAU DURING SPECIFIED TIMES. 4. CANCEL NAVAREA XII 93/23.

Analysis

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Intermittent missile firing operations are conducted by the Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF), Barking Sands, Kauai, in Whiskey 188 (W-188) operating area. Operations are conducted periodically throughout each week within the area bounded by the listed positions. Vessels may be requested to alter course and are requested to contact Pacific Missile Range Barking Sands on VHF marine band Channel 16 before entering the area; if unable to contact PMRF, relay via U.S. Coast Guard Honolulu. NAVAREA XII 93/23 is cancelled.

Type
Missile / rocket launch · severity high
Feed
Rocket launches and space debrisAll warnings of this kind on the map, or as an API feed.
Location
W-188 operating area (Whiskey 188), off Kauai and Niihau, Hawaii, North Pacific
Hazards
live missile firing, danger from falling debris, restricted operating area
Cancels
NAVAREA XII 93/23

Worked out automatically from the warning text on 22 Oct 2026, 12:27 UTC. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.

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Keywordsmissile firingFIRING

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