Exercises

Hazardous operations

Eastern North Pacific · California · NAVAREA XII 307/16

issued: 2016-09-04 09:40Z
status: cancelled 2016-09-12 08:00Z (archive)
self-cancels: 2016-09-12 08:00Z
authority: FACSFAC SAN DIEGO 021501Z SEP 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. 081500Z TO 120700Z SEP 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. 062000Z TO 070400Z AND 072000Z TO 080200Z SEP
      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. 081900Z TO 082200Z SEP 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. 081430Z TO 090600Z, 091400Z TO 100700Z,
      101400Z TO 110700Z AND 111400Z TO 120700Z SEP
      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.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 120800Z SEP 16.

Activity windows · 8 in this warning

opens (UTC)	closes (UTC)	local	length
2016-09-06 20:00Z	2016-09-07 04:00Z	—	8 h
2016-09-07 20:00Z	2016-09-08 02:00Z	—	6 h
2016-09-08 14:30Z	2016-09-09 06:00Z	—	15 h 30
2016-09-08 15:00Z	2016-09-12 07:00Z	—	88 h
2016-09-08 19:00Z	2016-09-08 22:00Z	—	3 h
2016-09-09 14:00Z	2016-09-10 07:00Z	—	17 h
2016-09-10 14:00Z	2016-09-11 07:00Z	—	17 h
2016-09-11 14:00Z	2016-09-12 07:00Z	—	17 h

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
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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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