Exercises

Hazardous operations

Eastern North Pacific · California · NAVAREA XII 266/16

issued: 2016-08-17 23:27Z
status: cancelled 2016-08-25 20:00Z (archive)
self-cancels: 2016-08-25 20:00Z
authority: FACSFAC SAN DIEGO 171501Z AUG 16.
sea: North Pacific Ocean
position: 32.850, -118.748
source: nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC.
CALIFORNIA.
HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS:
   A. 220700Z TO 290700Z AUG 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. 242000Z TO 250100Z AND 252000Z TO 260100Z AUG
      IN AREA BOUND BY
      32-55-00N 118-32-49W, 32-55-00N 118-39-40W,
      32-58-53N 118-43-31W, 33-00-42N 118-43-32W,
      33-01-38N 118-36-18W.
   C. 231800Z TO 232100Z, 241700Z TO 242100Z AND
      251900Z TO 260200Z AUG 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.
   D. 240300Z TO 240600Z, 242300Z TO 250430Z,
      252030Z TO 252130Z AND 260230Z TO 260430Z AUG
      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.
   E. 241500Z TO 241900Z AND 251500Z TO 251900Z AUG
      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
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 252000Z AUG 16.

Activity windows · 12 in this warning

opens (UTC)	closes (UTC)	local	length
2016-08-22 07:00Z	2016-08-29 07:00Z	—	168 h
2016-08-23 18:00Z	2016-08-23 21:00Z	—	3 h
2016-08-24 03:00Z	2016-08-24 06:00Z	—	3 h
2016-08-24 15:00Z	2016-08-24 19:00Z	—	4 h
2016-08-24 17:00Z	2016-08-24 21:00Z	—	4 h
2016-08-24 20:00Z	2016-08-25 01:00Z	—	5 h
2016-08-24 23:00Z	2016-08-25 04:30Z	—	5 h 30
2016-08-25 15:00Z	2016-08-25 19:00Z	—	4 h
… 4 more

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

This area · military exercises

1071 within 180 nm since 1999 · 7 in the last 12 months · 5 in force now

Season · when military exercises happen here

month of issue, all years in the archive

Nearby now · within 120 nm

Hazardous operations 010800Z aug to 010800Z sep in area bound by 32-52.70N 119-11.96W, 33-08.06N 118-52.09W,…Exercises · 5.9 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 · 18.3 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 · 50.9 nm
Hazardous operations 181700Z to 190001Z aug, alternate 1700Z to 0100Z daily, 20 thru 21 aug in area bound by…Exercises · 65.8 nm
Hazardous operations 191500Z to 202300Z aug in area within two miles of 32-35.87N 117-10.87WExercises · 80.6 nm
Coronado island south light 32-23.5N 117-14.5W unlitNav aids · 81 nm

Worldwide now

35 military exercises in force · see all

Exercises

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

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.