WASHINGTON — If the indications about North Korea's impending missile test are correct, Hawaii can rest easily.

North Korea is expected to launch short- to medium-range missiles rather than a long-range missile similar to one tested in April, according to U.S. intelligence reports.

North Korea issued a warning over the weekend to mariners of upcoming live-fire missile exercises. The exclusion zone cited in the notice covers a stretch in the Sea of Japan, 279 miles by 68.2 miles, off the coast of Wonsan, North Korea. The warning lasts from June 25 to July 10, a U.S. counterproliferation official said.

Based on the splashdown zone in the notice, U.S. defense and counterproliferation officials say intelligence suggests that North Korea is likely to fire short- and medium-range missiles.

But in the event North Korea launches a long-range missile, Defense Secretary Robert Gates has ordered the deployment of a missile intercept system and a radar system to Hawaii, which is about 4,500 miles from North Korea.