Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
North Pacific Ocean · NAVAREA XII 207/11
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2011-07-01 09:34Z
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) · SHGA 29 MAY 11.. Issued 2011-05-29 09:35Z. 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
- North Pacific Ocean. The map shows an area described by the warning; the listed coordinate is its representative center. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Related notices and cancellation links
- Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…cancelled by this notice
- Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…later cancellation notice
These reports were linked by category and sea, with positions within 30 nautical miles and issue dates within 30 days of another report's recorded in-force span. Links can extend through other members, so the full group can cover a larger area or period. Proximity does not confirm that they describe one incident.
- NAVAREA XII 388/981998-12-25 · Archived notice
- NAVAREA XII 391/981998-12-31 · Archived notice
- NAVAREA XII 4/991999-01-07 · Archived notice
- NAVAREA XII 13/991999-01-14 · Archived notice
- NAVAREA XII 17/991999-01-21 · Archived notice
- NAVAREA XII 23/991999-01-27 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the North Pacific Ocean →
- issued
- 2011-05-29 09:35Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- SHGA 29 MAY 11.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA XII
- issued by
- SHGA
- sea
- North Pacific Ocean
- position
- 33.943, -121.175
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC. CALIFORNIA. MISSILES. 1. INTERMITTENT MISSILE FIRING OPERATIONS 0001Z TO 2359Z DAILY MONDAY THRU SUNDAY IN THE NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER SEA RANGE. THE MAJORITY OF MISSILE FIRINGS TAKE PLACE 1400Z TO 2359Z AND 0001Z TO 0200Z DAILY MONDAY THRU FRIDAY IN AREA BOUND BY 34-02N 119-04W, 33-52N 119-06W, 33-29N 118-37W, 33-20N 118-37W, 32-11N 120-16W, 31-54N 121-35W, 35-09N 123-39W, 35-29N 123-00W, 35-57N 121-32W, 34-04N 119-04W. 2. VESSELS MAY BE REQUESTED TO ALTER COURSE WITHIN THE ABOVE AREA DUE TO FIRING OPERATIONS AND ARE REQUESTED TO CONTACT PLEAD CONTROL ON 5081.5 MHZ (5080 KHZ) OR 3238.5 KHZ (3237 KHZ) SECONDARY OR 156.8 MHZ (CH 16) OR 127.55 MHZ BEFORE ENTERING THE ABOVE BOUNDARIES AND MAINTAIN CONTINUOUS GUARD WHILE WITHIN THE RANGE. 3. VESSELS INBOUND AND OUTBOUND FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PORTS WILL CREATE THE LEAST INTERFERENCE TO FIRING OPERATIONS DURING THE SPECIFIC PERIODS, AS WELL AS ENHANCE THE VESSEL'S SAFETY WHEN PASSING THROUGH THE VICINITY OF THE SEA RANGE IF THEY WILL TRANSIT VIA THE SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL AND WITHIN NINE MILES OFFSHORE VICINITY OF POINT MUGU OR CROSS THE AREA SOUTHWEST OF SAN NICOLAS ISLAND BETWEEN SUNSET AND SUNRISE. 4. CANCEL NAVAREA XII 177/11.
Reading this warning
- Missile firing
- Missile tests or exercises, with the danger area and times during which missiles may be in flight or falling.
- Area bound by
- Introduces a list of positions that are the corners of an area — the polygon the warning applies to.
- 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.
- VHF / channel 16
- Very high frequency marine radio; channel 16 is the international distress, safety and calling channel.
- Within a radius of
- A circular area — every position within a stated distance of a point.
- Cancellation reference
- A line that cancels an earlier warning by its number, such as CANCEL HYDROLANT 1085/12.
- NAVAREA
- One of the 21 ocean areas of the World-Wide Navigational Warning Service, each with a coordinator that broadcasts long-range warnings.
Collected reports in this area · missile & rocket hazards
896 within 180 nm since 1998 · 1 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now
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.
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching: a. 011808Z to 011950Z oct, alternate 1808Z to 1950Z daily 02 thru 07…2026-09-20
- Missile operations 222100Z to 230200Z, 231600Z to 240200Z and 241600Z to 250200Z nov in area bound by…2024-11-16
- Hazardous operations, space debris 1830Z to 1924Z daily 01 thru 07 may in area bound by 33-41.00N…2024-04-26
- Hazardous operations, space debris 1830Z to 1924Z daily 24 thru 30 apr in area bound by 34-42.00N…2024-04-19
- Hazardous operations, space debris 1830Z to 1924Z daily 17 thru 23 apr in area bound by 34-42.00N…2024-04-12
- Missile operations 091300Z to 100001Z and 101300Z to 110001Z apr in area bound by 33-01.97N 118-37.98W,…2024-04-05
Month of issue in the collected archive
All available years combined. Uneven collection and repeat bulletins affect these counts; this chart does not measure the seasonality or probability of incidents.
Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm
- C22G+FM morro bay, ca, USASpills · 88.1 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
8 missile & rocket hazards listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 22:08Z; source collection times vary.
Missiles
Missile firings, rocket launches and space debris re-entry areas. All current missile & rocket hazards →
Not for navigation. This is a re-rendering of an official navigational warning for awareness; mariners must use official NAVAREA broadcasts and their national MSI service.