Gulf of California
IHO sea area 60 · -115° to -107° E, 23° to 32° N
- in force
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- last 12 months
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- archive messages
- 174
- categories
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What the archive shows
174 messages are recorded since 1998-07-07 for the Gulf of California. The selection uses the IHO sea area; a message may describe an exercise, equipment outage or continuing operation as well as a hazard report.
Exercises accounts for 57 of 174 recorded messages (33%), the largest category group in this selection.
The NGA historical archive froze in 2024-05; live collection began 2026-08-17. Counts around that gap are incomplete, and changes in reporting volume do not establish changes in incident frequency.
- An older warning still listed in force · issued 2022-04-15 19:51ZBoca del Tule light at 23-14.3N 109-26.4W in Gulf of California, Mexico is unlit.
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| Exercises | 57 | 33% |
| Quakes | 55 | 32% |
| Nav aids | 44 | 25% |
| Wrecks | 5 | 3% |
| Incidents | 5 | 3% |
| Surveys | 5 | 3% |
| Other | 2 | 1% |
| Debris | 1 | 1% |
Ports on this sea · 4
Busiest first by annual vessel calls (IMF PortWatch); each port page shows the warnings within 60 nm, its World Port Index profile and monthly port calls.
- Pichilingue · Mexico27 archived
- Guaymas · Mexico21 archived
- Topolobampo · Mexico19 archived
- Santa Rosalia · Mexico12 archived
Archive · 173 cancelled
- USGS-US6000T99J · Quakes2026-06-30 → 2026-07-0375 km ssw of el progreso, mexico
- USGS-US6000RM2P · Quakes2025-11-07 → 2025-11-1075 km nne of santa rosalía, mexico
- NAVAREA XII 896/24 · Exercises2024-11-14 → 2026-08-17Hazardous operations from 19-24 November and 10-15 December in Gulf of California, Mexico, in area bounded by 25-34N 110-41W, 25-34N 110-30W, 25-25.5N 110-30W, 25-25.5N 110-41.5W.
- NAVAREA XII 895/24 · Exercises2024-11-14 → 2026-08-17Hazardous operations will occur in the Gulf of California, Mexico, from November 19-24 and December 10-15 in a defined area.
- NAVAREA XII 852/24 · Exercises2024-10-25 → 2026-08-17Hazardous operations are ongoing until 27 Oct and 3 through 8 Dec in a bounded area of the Gulf of California, Mexico.
- USGS-US7000MCXE · Quakes2024-04-18 → 2024-04-2164 km ese of loreto, mexico
- NAVAREA XII 230/24 · Surveys2024-04-05 → 2024-05-03Underwater operations 080900Z apr to 030900Z may by M/V atlantis and submersible alvin in: a. area within 40…
- NAVAREA XII 171/24 · Exercises2024-03-20 → 2024-04-29Hazardous operations 26 thru 31 mar and 23 thru 28 apr in area bound by 25-34.00N 110-30.00W, 25-34.00N…
- NAVAREA XII 170/24 · Exercises2024-03-20 → 2024-04-01Hazardous operations 26 thru 31 mar in area bound by 27-00.00N 111-00.00W, 27-00.00N 111-11.00W, 26-50.30N…
- NAVAREA XII 169/24 · Exercises2024-03-20 → 2024-04-29Hazardous operations 26 thru 31 mar and 23 thru 28 apr in area bound by 31-00.00N 113-31.00W, 31-00.00N…
- HYDROPAC 909/24 · Incidents2024-03-19 → 2024-04-0540 foot S/V penelope, white hull, three persons on board, overdue loreto (26-00.76N 111-20.06W) to la paz…
- NAVAREA XII 658/23 · Exercises2023-09-21 → 2023-09-30Hazardous operations 24 thru 29 sep in area bound by 25-34.00N 110-30.00W, 25-34.00N 110-41.50W, 25-25.50N…
- NAVAREA XII 657/23 · Exercises2023-09-21 → 2023-09-30Hazardous operations 24 thru 29 sep in area bound by 27-00.00N 111-00.00W, 27-00.00N 111-11.00W, 26-50.30N…
- NAVAREA XII 656/23 · Exercises2023-09-21 → 2023-09-30Hazardous operations 24 thru 29 sep in area bound by 31-00.00N 113-31.00W, 31-00.00N 113-42.00W, 30-50.00N…
- NAVAREA XII 552/23 · Exercises2023-08-17 → 2023-08-26Hazardous operations 20 thru 25 aug in area bound by 25-34.00N 110-30.00W, 25-34.00N 110-41.50W, 25-25.50N…
- NAVAREA XII 547/23 · Exercises2023-08-17 → 2023-08-26Hazardous operations 20 thru 25 aug in area bound by 25-34.00N 110-30.00W, 25-34.00N 110-41.50W, 25-25.50N…
- NAVAREA XII 546/23 · Exercises2023-08-17 → 2023-08-26Hazardous operations 20 thru 25 aug in area bound by 27-00.00N 111-00.00W, 27-00.00N 111-11.00W, 26-50.30N…
- NAVAREA XII 545/23 · Exercises2023-08-17 → 2023-08-26Hazardous operations 20 thru 25 aug in area bound by 31-00.00N 113-31.00W, 31-00.00N 113-42.00W, 30-50.00N…
- NAVAREA XII 393/23 · Exercises2023-06-24 → 2023-07-01Hazardous operations 25 thru 30 jun in area bound by 25-34.00N 110-30.00W, 25-34.00N 110-41.50W, 25-25.50N…
- NAVAREA XII 392/23 · Exercises2023-06-24 → 2023-07-01Hazardous operations 25 thru 30 jun in area bound by 26-50.30N 111-11.00W, 27-00.00N 111-11.00W, 27-00.00N…
Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.