1. SPACE LAUNCH OPERATIONS, WHICH MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO SURFACE VESSELS, WILL BE CONDUCTED IN BOCA CHICA, TEXAS, ON JAN 13, 2025, BETWEEN 2200Z AND 2345Z. 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,
25-41-00N 095-34-00W,
25-27-00N 095-17-00W,
25-23-00N 094-59-00W,
25-23-00N 094-34-00W,
25-41-00N 094-22-00W,
25-54-00N 094-20-00W,
26-16-00N 094-30-00W,
26-19-00N 095-00-00W,
26-15-00N 095-18-00W,
26-06-00N 095-35-00W,
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
25-58-00N 097-12-00W,
26-01-00N 097-11-00W,
26-05-00N 097-08-00W,
26-07-00N 097-04-00W,
26-10-00N 096-56-00W,
26-16-00N 096-46-00W,
26-23-00N 096-39-00W,
26-26-00N 096-35-00W,
26-34-00N 096-25-00W,
26-38-00N 096-13-00W,
26-46-00N 092-46-00W,
26-01-00N 092-27-00W,
25-35-00N 088-35-00W,
24-37-00N 083-29-00W,
23-10-00N 077-10-00W,
22-49-00N 076-18-00W,
22-38-00N 075-57-00W,
23-07-00N 078-57-00W,
23-36-00N 080-59-00W,
24-29-00N 085-22-00W,
24-35-00N 086-40-00W,
25-16-00N 091-55-00W,
24-46-00N 094-09-00W,
24-45-00N 095-51-00W AND
25-54-00N 097-07-00W.
2. BACK-UP LAUNCH DATES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
14JAN25 – 16JAN25/2200Z – 2345Z
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 SHOULD AVOID WATERS WITHIN FLIGHT TRAJECTORIES/HAZARD AREAS DURING THE SCHEDULED LAUNCH WINDOW AND FOR APPROXIMATELY 40 MINUTES FOLLOWING THE LAUNCH. ADDITIONALLY, HIGH RISK HAZARD AREAS SHOULD BE AVOIDED THREE HOURS PRIOR TO THE LAUNCH WINDOW. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, CONTACT THE U.S. COAST GUARD CORPUS CHRISTI COMMAND CENTER AT (800) 874-2143, OR ACCESS: WWW.NAVCEN.USCG.GOV/CHART
CANCEL AT//170045Z JAN 25//
BT
Source: District 8 DPW
Link: SAFETY/TX, LA, MS, AL, FL – GULF OF MEXICO/SPACE OPERATIONS/CCGD8 BNM 0002-25