Exercises

Hazardous operations

Eastern North Pacific · California · NAVAREA XII 20/16

issued: 2016-01-21 19:49Z
status: cancelled 2016-02-01 08:59Z (archive)
self-cancels: 2016-02-01 08:59Z
authority: FACSFAC SAN DIEGO 201501Z JAN 16.
sea: North Pacific Ocean
position: 32.844, -118.753
source: nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC.
CALIFORNIA.
HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS:
   A. 250801Z JAN TO 010759Z FEB IN AREA BOUND BY
      33-08-04N 118-46-02W, 33-05-37N 118-43-34W,
      32-58-53N 118-43-31W, 32-47-38N 118-32-19W,
      32-36-55N 118-44-54W, 32-36-55N 118-56-57W,
      32-54-18N 119-13-29W, 33-08-04N 118-55-31W.
   B. 250801Z TO 251000Z, 260130Z TO 261000Z,
      261900Z TO 271000Z, 280400Z TO 281000Z,
      281800Z TO 282000Z AND 290400Z TO 291000Z JAN
      IN AREA BOUND BY
      32-55-00N 118-25-00W, 32-55-00N 118-15-00W,
      32-45-00N 118-15-00W, 32-45-00N 118-35-00W.
   C. 261630Z TO 261730Z, 271630Z TO 271730Z,
      272230Z TO 280130Z, 281630Z TO 281730Z
      AND 291700Z TO 291000Z JAN
      IN AREA BOUND BY
      32-55-00N 118-25-00W, 32-55-00N 118-15-00W,
      32-40-00N 118-15-00W, 32-40-00N 118-35-00W,
      32-45-00N 118-35-00W.
   D. 261800Z TO 262200Z, 272000Z TO 280130Z
      AND 282000Z TO 290130Z JAN
      IN AREA BOUND BY
      32-50-42N 118-29-18W, 32-47-38N 118-32-19W,
      32-55-00N 118-39-40W, 32-55-00N 118-32-49W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 010859Z FEB 16.

Activity windows · 15 in this warning

opens (UTC)	closes (UTC)	local	length
2015-12-29 17:00Z	2016-01-29 10:00Z	—	737 h
2016-01-25 08:01Z	2016-01-25 10:00Z	—	1 h 59
2016-01-25 08:01Z	2016-02-01 07:59Z	—	167 h 58
2016-01-26 01:30Z	2016-01-26 10:00Z	—	8 h 30
2016-01-26 16:30Z	2016-01-26 17:30Z	—	1 h
2016-01-26 18:00Z	2016-01-26 22:00Z	—	4 h
2016-01-26 19:00Z	2016-01-27 10:00Z	—	15 h
2016-01-27 16:30Z	2016-01-27 17:30Z	—	1 h
… 7 more

Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.

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Hazardous operations 010800Z aug to 010800Z sep in area bound by 32-52.70N 119-11.96W, 33-08.06N 118-52.09W,…Exercises · 5.6 nm
Hazardous operations 010800Z aug to 010800Z sep in area bound by 32-55.00N 118-25.00W, 32-55.00N 118-15.00W,…Exercises · 18.5 nm
Hazardous operations 010800Z aug to 010800Z sep in area bound by 32-33.00N 118-25.00W, 32-35.00N 118-16.00W,…Exercises · 50.8 nm
Hazardous operations 181700Z to 190001Z aug, alternate 1700Z to 0100Z daily, 20 thru 21 aug in area bound by…Exercises · 66 nm
Hazardous operations 191500Z to 202300Z aug in area within two miles of 32-35.87N 117-10.87WExercises · 80.7 nm
Coronado island south light 32-23.5N 117-14.5W unlitNav aids · 81.1 nm

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