Missiles
Hazardous rocket launching operations are scheduled off California from September 10 to 16 in two warning areas.
North Pacific · California · NAVAREA XII 608/26
- issued
- 2026-09-01 17:42Z
- status
- cancelled 2026-09-08 17:45Z (dropped from inforce)
- self-cancels
- 2026-09-16 18:57Z
- sea
- North Pacific Ocean
- position
- 31.179, -118.715
- source
- nga_inforce · first seen 2026-09-08 18:17Z
Original warning text
NORTH PACIFIC.
CALIFORNIA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING:
A. 101537Z TO 101902Z, ALTERNATE
111523Z TO 111848Z, 121509Z TO 121834Z,
131455Z TO 131820Z, 141441Z TO 141806Z,
151427Z TO 151752Z, AND 161414Z TO 161739Z SEP
IN AREA BOUND BY
29-48.00N 117-39.00W, 34-28.00N 120-18.00W,
34-40.00N 120-36.00W, 34-39.00N 120-39.00W,
34-30.00N 120-39.00W, 29-35.00N 118-12.00W,
29-52.00N 117-54.00W.
B. 101537Z TO 101920Z, ALTERNATE
111523Z TO 111906Z, 121509Z TO 121852Z,
131455Z TO 131838Z, 141441Z TO 141824Z,
151427Z TO 151810Z, AND 161414Z TO 161757Z SEP
IN AREA BOUND BY
29-48.00N 117-39.00W, 29-52.00N 117-54.00W,
29-35.00N 118-12.00W, 29-24.00N 118-08.00W,
29-15.00N 118-02.00W, 29-02.00N 117-59.00W,
28-12.00N 117-19.00W, 28-50.00N 117-19.00W,
29-36.00N 117-16.00W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 161857Z SEP 26.Activity windows · 14 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-10 15:37Z | 2026-09-10 19:02Z | — | 3 h 25 |
| 2026-09-10 15:37Z | 2026-09-10 19:20Z | — | 3 h 43 |
| 2026-09-11 15:23Z | 2026-09-11 18:48Z | — | 3 h 25 |
| 2026-09-11 15:23Z | 2026-09-11 19:06Z | — | 3 h 43 |
| 2026-09-12 15:09Z | 2026-09-12 18:34Z | — | 3 h 25 |
| 2026-09-12 15:09Z | 2026-09-12 18:52Z | — | 3 h 43 |
| 2026-09-13 14:55Z | 2026-09-13 18:20Z | — | 3 h 25 |
| 2026-09-13 14:55Z | 2026-09-13 18:38Z | — | 3 h 43 |
| … 6 more | |||
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
This area · missile & rocket hazards
283 within 180 nm since 2011 · 7 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now
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- Hazardous operations, rocket launching: a. 041128Z to 041553Z sep, alternate 051113Z to 051538Z, 061059Z to…2026-08-25
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching: a. 010801ZTO 011226Z sep, alternate 020746Z to 021211Z, 030732Z to…2026-08-21
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching: a. 250942Z to 251405Z aug, alternate 260927Z to 261350Z, 270913Z to…2026-08-20
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching: a. 220725Z to 221148Z aug, alternate 230711Z to 231134Z, 240656Z to…2026-08-13
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching a. 190200Z to 190625Z aug, alternate 0200Z to 0625Z daily 20 thru 25…2026-08-08
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching: a. 152152Z to 160215Z aug, alternate 162138Z to 170201Z, 172124Z to…2026-08-04
Season · when missile & rocket hazards happen here
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month of issue, all years in the archive
Nearby now · within 120 nm
- Hazardous operations 010800Z sep to 010800Z oct in area bound by 32-33.00N 118-25.00W, 32-35.00N 118-16.00W,…Exercises · 72.9 nm
- Hazardous operations 010800Z sep to 010800Z oct in area bound by 32-55.00N 118-25.00W, 32-55.00N 118-15.00W,…Exercises · 97.4 nm
- Hazardous operations 010800Z sep to 010800Z oct in area bound by 32-52.70N 119-11.96W, 33-08.06N 118-52.09W,…Exercises · 100.9 nm
- Coronado island south light 32-23.5N 117-14.5W unlitNav aids · 104.7 nm
- Hazardous operations 081900Z to 090300Z sep in area within one mile of 33-01.73N 118-35.32WExercises · 111.2 nm
Worldwide now
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Missiles
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