Exercises

Hazardous operations

Eastern North Pacific · California · NAVAREA XII 64/16

issued: 2016-03-07 17:37Z
status: cancelled 2016-03-14 07:59Z (archive)
self-cancels: 2016-03-14 07:59Z
authority: FACSFAC SAN DIEGO 041501Z MAR 16.
sea: North Pacific Ocean
position: 32.851, -118.749
source: nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC.
CALIFORNIA.
HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS:
   A. 080801Z TO 140659Z MAR 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. 071500Z TO 080400Z, 081500Z TO 090200Z,
      092300Z TO 100330Z, 102030Z TO 110300Z
      AND 111700Z TO 111830Z MAR 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 118-35-00.
   C. 082000Z TO 082200Z AND 102000Z TO 102200Z MAR
      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.
   D. 082000Z TO 082200Z, 092000Z TO 092359Z
      AND 10200Z TO 102200Z MAR 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.
   E. 090400Z TO 090759Z, 092030Z TO 092145Z,
      110400Z TO 110759Z AND 121500Z TO 130100Z MAR
      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.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 140759Z MAR 16.

Activity windows · 13 in this warning

opens (UTC)	closes (UTC)	local	length
2016-03-07 15:00Z	2016-03-08 04:00Z	—	13 h
2016-03-08 08:01Z	2016-03-14 06:59Z	—	142 h 58
2016-03-08 15:00Z	2016-03-09 02:00Z	—	11 h
2016-03-08 20:00Z	2016-03-08 22:00Z	—	2 h
2016-03-09 04:00Z	2016-03-09 07:59Z	—	3 h 59
2016-03-09 20:00Z	2016-03-09 23:59Z	—	3 h 59
2016-03-09 20:30Z	2016-03-09 21:45Z	—	1 h 15
2016-03-09 23:00Z	2016-03-10 03:30Z	—	4 h 30
… 5 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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Hazardous operations 010800Z aug to 010800Z sep in area bound by 32-55.00N 118-25.00W, 32-55.00N 118-15.00W,…Exercises · 18.4 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 · 50.9 nm
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Hazardous operations 191500Z to 202300Z aug in area within two miles of 32-35.87N 117-10.87WExercises · 80.6 nm
Coronado island south light 32-23.5N 117-14.5W unlitNav aids · 81.1 nm

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