Exercises

Hazardous operations 201500Z to 202359Z and 211500Z to 212359Z sep, alternate 221500Z to 222359Z sep in area…

Eastern North Pacific · California · NAVAREA XII 505/21

issued: 2021-09-16 08:49Z
status: cancelled 2021-09-22 03:01Z (archive)
self-cancels: 2021-09-23 00:59Z
authority: SEA RANGE OTC 152221Z SEP 21.
sea: North Pacific Ocean
position: 33.258, -119.551
source: nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC.
CALIFORNIA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 201500Z TO 202359Z AND
   211500Z TO 212359Z SEP, ALTERNATE
   221500Z TO 222359Z SEP IN AREA BOUND BY
   33-19N 119-37W, 33-20N 119-31W,
   33-18N 119-27W, 33-16N 119-29W,
   33-13N 119-30W, 33-10N 119-30W,
   33-10N 119-31W, 33-12N 119-36W,
   33-14N 119-38W, 33-17N 119-38W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 230059Z SEP 21.

Activity windows · 3 in this warning

opens (UTC)	closes (UTC)	local	length
2021-09-20 15:00Z	2021-09-20 23:59Z	—	8 h 59
2021-09-21 15:00Z	2021-09-21 23:59Z	—	8 h 59
2021-09-22 15:00Z	2021-09-22 23:59Z	—	8 h 59

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

1091 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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Timeline

Cancel NAVAREA XII 505/21, 506/21 and this msg, operations completedcancelled by · 2021-09-22

Nearby now · within 120 nm

Hazardous operations 181700Z to 190001Z aug, alternate 1700Z to 0100Z daily, 20 thru 21 aug in area bound by…Exercises · 30.3 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 · 42.2 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 · 65 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 · 97.5 nm

Worldwide now

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