Exercises

Hazardous operations

Eastern North Pacific · California · NAVAREA XII 50/16

issued: 2016-02-20 23:54Z
status: cancelled 2016-02-25 05:30Z (archive)
self-cancels: 2016-02-25 05:30Z
authority: FACSFAC SAN DIEGO 191503Z FEB 16.
sea: North Pacific Ocean
position: 32.858, -118.787
source: nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC.
CALIFORNIA.
HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS:
   A. 220801Z FEB TO 290759Z FEB 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. 221500Z TO 230730Z, 231800Z TO 240100Z,
      241630Z TO 241830Z AND 250200Z TO 250430Z FEB
      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. 231900Z TO 232100Z AND 241900Z TO 250001Z FEB
      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.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 250530Z FEB 16.

Activity windows · 7 in this warning

opens (UTC)	closes (UTC)	local	length
2016-02-22 08:01Z	2016-02-29 07:59Z	—	167 h 58
2016-02-22 15:00Z	2016-02-23 07:30Z	—	16 h 30
2016-02-23 18:00Z	2016-02-24 01:00Z	—	7 h
2016-02-23 19:00Z	2016-02-23 21:00Z	—	2 h
2016-02-24 16:30Z	2016-02-24 18:30Z	—	2 h
2016-02-24 19:00Z	2016-02-25 00:01Z	—	5 h 01
2016-02-25 02:00Z	2016-02-25 04:30Z	—	2 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

1078 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 · 3.9 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 · 20.4 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 · 52.6 nm
Hazardous operations 181700Z to 190001Z aug, alternate 1700Z to 0100Z daily, 20 thru 21 aug in area bound by…Exercises · 64.3 nm
Hazardous operations 191500Z to 202300Z aug in area within two miles of 32-35.87N 117-10.87WExercises · 82.6 nm
Coronado island south light 32-23.5N 117-14.5W unlitNav aids · 83 nm

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