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District 11 Broadcast Notice to Mariners Message

Message Originator: Los Angeles/Long Beach

SAFETY / SOUTHERN CA, PACIFIC OCEAN / HAZ OPS / SEC LALB BNM 0130-26 /

1. SPACE LAUNCH OPERATION NROL-172 WILL BE CONDUCTED FROM VANDERBURG SFB WITH OFFSHORE SURFACE AREAS CONSIDERED HAZARDOUS TO VESSELS ON THE FOLLOWING DATES AND TIMES:
122215Z MAY TO 130257Z MAY 2026---- (PRIMARY)
132201Z MAY TO 140243Z MAY 2026---- (BACKUP DAY)
142147Z MAY TO 150229Z MAY 2026---- (BACKUP DAY)
152133Z MAY TO 160215Z MAY 2026---- (BACKUP DAY)
162119Z MAY TO 170201Z MAY 2026---- (BACKUP DAY)
172105Z MAY TO 180147Z MAY 2026---- (BACKUP DAY)
182051Z MAY TO 190133Z MAY 2026---- (BACKUP DAY)
2. HAZARDOUS AREAS TO MARINERS ARE WITHIN NAVAREA XII BOUND BY THE FOLLOWING COORDINATES:
A. HAZARD AREA
32- 50' 0" N 119- 8' 0" W
32- 39' 0" N 119- 11' 0" W
34- 35' 0" N 120- 39' 0" W
34- 40' 0" N 120- 38' 0" W
34- 27' 0" N 120- 15' 0" W
TO BEGINNING

32.83333333 -119.13333333
32.65 -119.18333333
34.58333333 -120.65
34.66666667 -120.63333333
34.45 -120.25
TO BEGINNING
B. HAZARD AREA
29- 4' 0" N 117- 27' 0" W
29- 24' 0" N 117- 48' 0" W
30- 25' 0" N 117- 56' 0" W
29- 44' 0" N 117- 3' 0" W
29- 15' 0" N 116- 59' 0" W
TO BEGINNING

29.06666667 -117.45
29.4 -117.8
30.41666667 -117.93333333
29.73333333 -117.05
29.25 -116.98333333
TO BEGINNING
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. 5.
CANCEL AT//190233Z MAY 26//

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