LNM14-16B668
PAN PANReceived 23 Sept 2026, 00:00 UTC
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SECTOR HONOLULU, TERRITORIAL SEA - KAUAI ISLAND
General / Naval Activity / Naval Gunnery Exercises
Intermittent missile firing operations are conducted by the Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF), Barking Sands, Kauai, in the Whiskey 188 (W-188) operating area. Operations are conducted periodically throughout each week in an area bound by the following coordinates: 22:00N/159:51W, 22:00N/160:00W, 22:04N/160:06W, 21:59.5N/160:21W, 22:05N/161:35W, 22:45N/161:25W, 22:56N/161:49W, 23:34N/161:18.6W, 23:57N/160:41W, 25:41N/161:36W, 26:00N/159:58W, 25:47N/158:15W, 23:54N/158:15W, 22:20N/159:09W, 22:21N/159:30W, 22:13N/159:42W, 22:00N/159:51W Intermittent high power radar operations are conducted by PMRF at the following position: 22:03N/159:47W Request all mariners remain at least one mile off the coastline between Kokole Point and Nohili Point. Vessels may be requested to alter course due to firing operations and are requested to contact "Pacific Missile Range Facility" on VHF-Ch 16 prior to entering the above boundaries. If unable to contact the PMRF prior to entering or while in the warning area, relay messages through U.S. Coast Guard Honolulu. Vessels inbound and outbound for Hawaiian ports will create the least interference to firing operations as well as enhance vessel's safety by passing South of the Islands of Kauai and Niihau during the specified times. Federal law provides for civil penalties of $40,000 and/or criminal penalties of 6 years in prison for each violation of the PMRF safety zone during the schedule of designated activity (33CFR 165.1406). The following are hazardous operations to mariners for November 9th, 2026 through November 18th, 2026: 09 NOV NO HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS SCHEDULED. 10 NOV NO HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS SCHEDULED. 11 NOV 0630-1800 KAULAKAHI CHANNEL AND NOHILI POINT OUT TO 60NM WEST THROUGHT NORTH. 12 NOV 0630-1800 KAULAKAHI CHANNEL AND NOHILI POINT OUT TO 60 NM WEST THROUGH NORTH. 13 NOV NO HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS SCHEDULED. 14 NOV NO HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS SCHEDULED. 15 NOV NO HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS SCHEDULED. 16 NOV NO HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS SCHEDULED. 17 NOV NO HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS SCHEDULED. 18 NOV NO HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS SCHEDULED.
USCG Oceania District Local Notice to Mariners 45/2026
Keywordshazardous operationsgunnery exercisemissile firingGUNNERYFIRING