Exercises

Hazardous operations

Eastern North Pacific · NAVAREA XII 76/12

issued: 2012-03-25 08:34Z
status: cancelled 2012-03-29 22:58Z (archive)
self-cancels: 2012-04-03 01:07Z
authority: WESTERN RANGE OP W3953 PT1 132034Z MAR 12.
sea: North Pacific Ocean
position: 27.783, -126.960
source: nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC.
HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 2200Z TO 0007Z COMMENCING
   DAILY 29 MAR THRU 02 APR IN AREAS BOUND BY:
   A. 34-26N 120-42W, 34-30N 120-47W,
      34-37N 120-40W, 34-33N 120-35W.
   B. 33-37N 121-05W, 34-01N 121-40W,
      34-39N 121-02W, 34-15N 120-27W.
   C. 26-48N 127-05W, 27-26N 128-00W,
      28-47N 126-50W, 28-08N 125-55W.
   D. 16-02N 136-14W, 16-22N 136-43W,
      18-39N 135-02W, 18-19N 134-33W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 030107Z APR.

Activity windows · 5 in this warning

opens (UTC)	closes (UTC)	local	length
2012-03-29 22:00Z	2012-03-30 00:07Z	—	2 h 07
2012-03-30 22:00Z	2012-03-31 00:07Z	—	2 h 07
2012-03-31 22:00Z	2012-04-01 00:07Z	—	2 h 07
2012-04-01 22:00Z	2012-04-02 00:07Z	—	2 h 07
2012-04-02 22:00Z	2012-04-03 00:07Z	—	2 h 07

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

19 within 180 nm since 1999 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now

Hazardous operations2013-03-20
Hazardous operations2012-04-02
Hazardous operations2012-03-29
Hazardous operations2012-03-12
Hazardous operations 0001Z to 0700Z daily 14 thru 16 oct in areas bound by: a. 30-33N 128-10W, 29-36N…2009-10-14
Hazardous operations 1400Z to 2200Z daily 14, 16 and 17 apr in areas bound by: a. 30-33N 128-10W, 29-36N…2009-04-10

Season · when military exercises happen here

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Timeline

Hazardous operationscancelled by · 2012-03-29

Nearby now · within 120 nm

Nothing else in force within 120 nm.

Worldwide now

35 military exercises in force · see all

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