Exercises

Hazardous operations

Eastern North Pacific · California · NAVAREA XII 364/16

issued: 2016-10-09 01:09Z
status: cancelled 2016-10-17 08:00Z (archive)
self-cancels: 2016-10-17 08:00Z
authority: FACSFAC SAN DIEGO 071501Z OCT 16.
sea: North Pacific Ocean
position: 32.843, -118.759
source: nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC.
CALIFORNIA.
HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS:
   A. 090700Z TO 170700Z OCT 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. 111530Z TO 120400Z, 121530Z TO 130700Z,
      131530Z TO 140700Z AND 141530Z TO 142000Z OCT
      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 170800Z OCT 16.

Activity windows · 5 in this warning

opens (UTC)	closes (UTC)	local	length
2016-10-09 07:00Z	2016-10-17 07:00Z	—	192 h
2016-10-11 15:30Z	2016-10-12 04:00Z	—	12 h 30
2016-10-12 15:30Z	2016-10-13 07:00Z	—	15 h 30
2016-10-13 15:30Z	2016-10-14 07:00Z	—	15 h 30
2016-10-14 15:30Z	2016-10-14 20:00Z	—	4 h 30

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

1073 within 180 nm since 1999 · 7 in the last 12 months · 5 in force now

Season · when military exercises happen here

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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 · 5.3 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 · 18.8 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 · 51 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 · 81.1 nm
Coronado island south light 32-23.5N 117-14.5W unlitNav aids · 81.4 nm

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