SAFETY/TX, LA, MS, AL, FL - GULF OF MEXICO/SPACE OPERATIONS/CCGD8 BNM 0078-24

1. SPACE LAUNCH OPERATIONS, WHICH MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO SURFACE VESSELS, WILL BE CONDUCTED IN BOCA CHICA, TEXAS, ON OCTOBER 13, 2024, BETWEEN 1200Z AND 1600Z. HAZARD AREAS EXTEND ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO AND ARE BOUND BY THE FOLLOWING APPROXIMATE POSITIONS:
A. HIGH RISK HAZARD AREA
25-54-00N 097-05-00W,
25-50-00N 097-00-00W,
25-48-00N 096-51-00W,
25-47-00N 096-44-00W,
25-35-00N 094-14-00W,
25-24-00N 093-34-00W,
25-21-00N 093-15-00W,
25-25-00N 092-56-00W,
26-00-00N 092-56-00W,
26-04-00N 093-18-00W,
26-03-00N 093-31-00W,
25-57-00N 094-13-00W,
26-10-00N 096-45-00W,
26-10-00N 096-51-00W,
26-03-00N 097-07-00W,
26-02-00N 097-12-00W AND
25-57-00N 097-12-00W.
B. HAZARD AREA
25-57-00N 097-13-00W,
26-01-00N 097-13-00W,
26-05-00N 097-10-00W,
26-07-00N 097-06-00W,
26-10-00N 096-54-00W,
26-16-00N 096-44-00W,
26-20-00N 096-39-00W,
26-24-00N 096-32-00W,
26-33-00N 096-16-00W,
26-37-00N 096-06-00W,
26-50-00N 091-37-00W,
25-51-00N 091-23-00W,
25-35-00N 088-35-00W,
24-01-00N 080-56-00W,
23-10-00N 077-10-00W,
22-50-00N 076-09-00W,
22-39-00N 076-08-00W,
23-07-00N 078-57-00W,
23-36-00N 080-59-00W,
24-20-00N 085-06-00W,
24-23-00N 085-54-00W,
24-47-00N 088-26-00W,
23-40-00N 091-47-00W,
25-12-00N 096-21-00W AND
25-54-00N 097-10-00W.
2. BACK-UP LAUNCH DATES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
14OCT24 - 19OCT24/1200Z - 1600Z
3. NAVIGATION HAZARDS FROM ROCKET LAUNCHING ACTIVITIES MAY INCLUDE FREE FALLING DEBRIS AND/OR DESCENDING VEHICLES OR VEHICLE COMPONENTS UNDER VARIOUS MEANS OF CONTROL. MARINERS ARE URGED TO AVOID WATERS WITHIN FLIGHT TRAJECTORIES/HAZARD AREAS DURING THE SCHEDULED LAUNCH WINDOW AND FOR APPROXIMATELY 40 MINUTES FOLLOWING THE LAUNCH.
CANCEL AT//191700Z OCT 24//

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