Exercises

Hazardous operations

Eastern North Pacific · California · NAVAREA XII 432/16

issued: 2016-11-23 21:22Z
status: cancelled 2016-12-05 09:00Z (archive)
self-cancels: 2016-12-05 09:00Z
authority: FACSFAC SAN DIEGO 231501Z NOV 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. 280800Z NOV TO 050800Z DEC 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. 282000Z TO 290530Z NOV,
      291730Z TO 300530Z NOV,
      302000Z NOV TO 010530Z DEC,
      012000Z TO 020530Z DEC,
      022100Z TO 030530Z DEC,
      032000Z TO 040530Z DEC,
      042000Z TO 050700Z DEC 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.
   C. 292000Z TO 292200Z NOV,
      301900Z TO 302200Z NOV,
      011800Z TO 012200Z DEC,
      041600Z TO 050700Z DEC
      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. 301500Z TO 301900Z NOV,
      021500Z TO 022000Z DEC
      IN AREA BETWEEN
      32-55-00N 32-45-00N AND 118-25-00W 118-15-00W.
   E. 302100Z NOV TO 010200Z DEC,
      012100Z TO 020200Z DEC
      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.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 050900Z DEC 16.

Activity windows · 16 in this warning

opens (UTC)	closes (UTC)	local	length
2016-11-28 08:00Z	2016-12-05 08:00Z	—	168 h
2016-11-28 20:00Z	2016-11-29 05:30Z	—	9 h 30
2016-11-29 17:30Z	2016-11-30 05:30Z	—	12 h
2016-11-29 20:00Z	2016-11-29 22:00Z	—	2 h
2016-11-30 15:00Z	2016-11-30 19:00Z	—	4 h
2016-11-30 19:00Z	2016-11-30 22:00Z	—	3 h
2016-11-30 20:00Z	2016-12-01 05:30Z	—	9 h 30
2016-11-30 21:00Z	2016-12-01 02:00Z	—	5 h
… 8 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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