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District 11 Broadcast Notice to Mariners Message

Message Originator: Los Angeles/Long Beach

SAFETY / SOUTHERN CA, PACIFIC OCEAN / SPACE OPERATIONS / SEC LALB BNM 0253-25 /

1. VANDENBERG SFB WILL BE CONDUCTING LAUNCH OPERATIONS CONSIDERED HAZARDOUS TO SURFACE VESSELS WITHIN THE FOLLOWING OFFSHORE AREAS OF NAVAREA XII AS FOLLOWS:
A. HAZARD AREA
36-43N - 125-11W
36-51N - 125-00W
36-53N - 124-46W
34-53N - 122-28W
34-42N - 121-56W
30-56N - 121-10W
28-01N - 123-20W
29-37N - 127-23W
32-15N – 128-53W
33-14N – 127-03W
34-19N – 124-16W
36-43N - 125-11W (CLOSING THE FIRST POINT)

2. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS WILL BE CONDUCTED DURING THE FOLLOWING:
DATES/TIMES/MONTH/YEAR----OP NUMBER W8455
151230Z DEC TO 151600Z DEC 2025---- DO 2512 (PRIMARY)
161230Z DEC TO 161600Z DEC 2025---- DO 2512 (BACKUP DAY)
171230Z DEC TO 171600Z DEC 2025---- DO 2512 (BACKUP DAY)

3. SURFACE VESSELS ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO AVOID THIS AREA DEFINED DURING SPECIFIED DATES / TIMES.

4. DURING OPERATIONS, FRONTIER CONTROL WILL BE MANAGING HAZARDOUS AREA SURFACE TRAFFIC ON VHF MARINE BAND CHANNEL 16 AND CHANNEL 6.
CANCEL AT//171700Z DEC 25//

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