Navigational warning 93/2023 — NAVAREA XII

Status: In force · Area: 19 · Source: NGA U.S. Notice to Mariners

NORTH PACIFIC. HAWAII. 1. INTERMITTENT MISSILE FIRING OPERATIONS CONDUCTED BY THE PACIFIC MISSILE RANGE FACILITY (PMRF), BARKING SANDS, KAUAI, HAWAII, IN WHISKEY 188 (W-188) OPERATING AREA. OPERATIONS ARE CONDUCTED PERIODICALLY THROUGHOUT EACH WEEK IN AREA BOUND BY 22-00.0N 159-51.0W, 22-00.0N 160-00.0W, 22-04.0N 160-06.0W, 21-59.5N 160-21.0W, 22-05.0N 161-35.0W, 22-45.0N 161-25.0W, 22-56.0N 161-49.0W, 23-34.0N 161-18.6W, 23-57.0N 160-41.0W, 25-41.0N 161-36.0W, 26-00.0N 159-58.0W, 25-47.0N 158-15.0W, 23-54.0N 158-15.0W, 22-20.0N 159-09.0W, 22-21.0N 159-30.0W, 22-13.0N 159-42.0W, 22-00.0N 159-51.0W. 2. VESSELS MAY BE REQUESTED TO ALTER COURSE DUE TO FIRING OPERATIONS AND ARE REQUESTED TO CONTACT "PACIFIC MISSILE RANGE BARKING SANDS" ON VHF MARINE BAND CHANNEL 16 PRIOR TO ENTERING THE ABOVE BOUNDARIES. IF UNABLE TO CONTACT PMRF PRIOR TO ENTERING OR WHILE IN THE WARNING AREA, RELAY MESSAGES THROUGH U.S. COAST GUARD HONOLULU. 3. VESSELS INBOUND AND OUTBOUND FOR HAWAIIAN PORTS WILL CREATE THE LEAST INTERFERENCE TO FIRING OPERATIONS AS WELL AS ENHANCE VESSEL SAFETY BY PASSING SOUTH OF THE ISLANDS OF KAUAI AND NIIHAU DURING SPECIFIED TIMES. 4. CANCEL NAVAREA XII 269/21.

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