Exercises

Hazardous operations 14 thru 18 oct in area bound by 26-50N 111-11W, 27-00N 111-11W, 27-00N 111-00W, 26-50N…

Gulf of California · NAVAREA XII 497/19

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2019-10-19 00:01Z

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) · MEXICO XII 74/19 031635Z OCT 19.. Issued 2019-10-09 04:09Z. 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
Gulf of California. The map shows an area described by the warning; the listed coordinate is its representative center. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Current notices and reporting history in the Gulf of California →

issued
2019-10-09 04:09Z
status
Archived notice
authority
MEXICO XII 74/19 031635Z OCT 19.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA XII
issued by
MEXICO XII
sea
Gulf of California
position
26.917, -111.092
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

GOLFO DE CALIFORNIA.
MEXICO.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 14 THRU 18 OCT
   IN AREA BOUND BY
   26-50N 111-11W, 27-00N 111-11W,
   27-00N 111-00W, 26-50N 111-00W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 19 OCT 19.

Reading this warning

Hazardous operations
NGA's heading for activities that make an area dangerous — most often rocket launches, space debris and weapons firings, and some open-ended danger areas.
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.
CANCEL THIS MSG
The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.

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Collected reports in this area · military exercises

52 within 180 nm since 2000 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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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.

Month of issue in the collected archive

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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

No other collected notice is currently listed in force within this radius. This does not establish safe conditions.

Worldwide in the collected sources

28 military exercises listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 09:01Z; source collection times vary.

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.