Exercises

Gunnery exercises: a. 16 thru 18 may, 20 thru 22 jun, 18 thru 20 jul, 22 thru 24 aug, 19 thru 21 sep, 17…

Gulf of California · NAVAREA XII 101/00

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2000-03-27 13:20Z

This notice comes from the historical archive. Its archived status does not establish when or how the reported situation ended.

Source and dates
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · NAVY INTERNATIONAL LAW OFFICE OJAG CODE 10 23 MAR 00. Issued 2000-03-24 16:59Z. First collected 2026-08-17 13:38Z; last seen in collection 2026-08-17 15:46Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
Location covered
Gulf of California. The map shows an area described by the warning; the listed coordinate is its representative center. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

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issued
2000-03-24 16:59Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVY INTERNATIONAL LAW OFFICE OJAG CODE 10 23 MAR 00
NAVAREA
NAVAREA XII
issued by
NAVY INTERNATIONAL LAW OFFICE OJAG CODE
sea
Gulf of California
position
28.150, -111.676
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

1. GUNNERY EXERCISES:
   A. 16 THRU 18 MAY, 20 THRU 22 JUN, 18 THRU 20 JUL,
      22 THRU 24 AUG, 19 THRU 21 SEP, 17 THRU 19 OCT
      AND 14 THRU 16 NOV IN AREA BETWEEN 28-40.0N 28-46.0N
      AND 118-12.0W 118-22.0W.
   B. 09 THRU 11 AND 23 THRU 25 MAY, 04 THRU 06 AND 25 THRU 27 JUL,
      19 THRU 21 SEP, 03 THRU 05 AND 24 THRU 26 OCT, AND
      07 THRU 09 NOV IN AREA BOUND BY 28-10.0N 111-48.5W,
      28-16.0N 111-39.5W, 28-08.0N 111-32.5W, 28-02.0N 111-42.0W.
   C. 24 THRU 31 MAR, 07 THRU 09 APR, 28 APR THRU 30 SEP,
      06 THRU 09 OCT, 01 THRU 03, 14, 15 AND 24 THRU 26 NOV,
      01 THRU 04 AND 06 THRU 08 DEC IN AREA BETWEEN
      21-04.0N 21-14.0N AND 106-09.0W 106-23.0W.
   D. 24 THRU 26 MAR, 14 APR, 17 THRU 19 MAY, 13 THRU 15 JUN,
      19 THRU 21 JUL, 15 THRU 22 AUG AND 04 THRU 12 SEP IN AREA
      BOUND BY 15-46.2N 093-40.0W, 15-40.2N 093-32.0W,
      15-41.5N 093-43.5W, 15-35.5N 093-35.7W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 09 DEC.

Reading this warning

Gunnery and live firing
Naval or coastal guns firing into a sea area for practice, at stated times.
Position (degrees and minutes)
How warnings write positions: degrees, a hyphen, then minutes, with N/S and E/W — 49-40.8N 003-43.8W.
Area bound by
Introduces a list of positions that are the corners of an area — the polygon the warning applies to.
CANCEL THIS MSG
The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.

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Collected reports in this area · military exercises

41 within 180 nm since 2000 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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Counts include repeat notices about the same situation. NGA archive coverage ends 2024-05; live collection began 2026-08-17. The period between them is incomplete. An empty year is not evidence that no hazards occurred.

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Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm

No other collected notice is currently listed in force within this radius. This does not establish safe conditions.

Worldwide in the collected sources

9 military exercises listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 19:16Z; source collection times vary.

Exercises

Gunnery, firing and naval exercise areas. All current military exercises →

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