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District 11 Broadcast Notice to Mariners Message

Message Originator: Los Angeles/Long Beach

SAFETY / SOUTHERN CA, PISMO BEACH / ATON / SEC LALB BNM 0039-26 /

1. LAUNCH OPERATION W8969 WILL BE CONDUCTED WITH OFFSHORE SURFACE AREAS CONSIDERED HAZARDOUS TO VESSELS ON THE FOLLOWING DATES AND TIMES:
210020Z FEB TO 220346Z FEB 2026---- (PRIMARY)
220020Z FEB TO 230346Z FEB 2026---- (BACKUP DAY)
230020Z FEB TO 230346Z FEB 2026---- (BACKUP DAY)
240020Z FEB TO 240346Z FEB 2026---- (BACKUP DAY)
250020Z FEB TO 250346Z FEB 2026---- (BACKUP DAY)
260020Z FEB TO 260346Z FEB 2026---- (BACKUP DAY)
270020Z FEB TO 270346Z FEB 2026---- (BACKUP DAY)
2. HAZARDOUS AREAS TO MARINERS ARE WITHIN NAVAREA XII BOUND BY THE FOLLOWING COORDINATES:
A. HAZARD AREA
35-09N 120-39W
34-08N 119-36W
33-54N 119-56W
33-55N 121-20W
32-50N 122-12W
32-10N 123-18W
32-10N 123-48W
33-21N 123-14W
35-05N 120-48W

B. HAZARD AREA
27-56N 129-12W
29-03N 128-07W
28-33N 127-10W
27-19N 128-22W
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//270446Z FEB 26//

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