I don’t have the right antennas or the best setup for decoding, but I can still occasionally hear some of the more local NAVTEX stations, and using MultiPSK (capable, but man, is that one program in need of a makeover) I managed to decode some of the alerts. Without further ado:

PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY BRIDGE NAVIGATIONAL LIGHTS REPORTED 
INOPERATIONAL DUE TO A POWER OUTAGE. 

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ZCZC QA04
CCGD11 BNM D11 0110-10 
1. CALIFORNIA - GULF OF SANTA CATALINA 
OCEANSIDE DANGER BUOY (LLNR 2317) IS MISSING. 

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ZCZC QE42
DGPS BNM 133-10 
AUSTIN, NV DGPS BROADCAST SITE IS UNUSABLE AS OF 071145Z FEB 
10 UNTIL 
FURTHER NOTICE. 

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ZCZC QA64
CCGD11 BNM D11 0113-10 
1. CA-SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND 
HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE FOLLOWING TIMES: 

 090800T-091200T FEB 10 
 101700T-102130T FEB 10 
IN AN AREA BOUND BY THE FOLLOWING COORDINATES: 
 32-55-00N  118-25-00W 
 32-55-00N  118-15-00W 
 32-45-00N  118-15-00W 
 32-45-00N  118-25-00W 
 TO POINT OF ORIGIN. 
MARINERS ARE ADVISED TO STAY CLEAR OF THIS AREA. 
2. CANCEL BROADCAST AT TIME//110530Z FEB 10// 

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ZCZC QA19
CCGD$1 BNM D11 0123-10 
1. CALIFORNIA - NEWPORT BAY 
NEWPORT BAY CHANNEL LIGHT 11 (LLNR 2470) HAS BEEN 
REPORTRD EXTINGUISHED. 

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ZCZC QA90
CCGD11 BNM D11 0115-10 
1. CA-SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND 
HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE FOLLOWING TIMES: 

 100700T-101700T FEB 10 
 110700T-111700T FEB 10 
 120700T-120700T FEB 10 
IN AN AREA BOUND BY THE FOLLOWING COOODINATES: 
 32-55-00N  118-25-0-W 
 32-5--00N  118-15-0-W 
 32-40-00N  118-15-00W__
  2-20-_0PU  118-35-00W W
_  2-25-00N 111-35300WI_
 TOTP_INTIOFOF_ IRINJM 
MUMPNPNS ARZ AJBJSED TO A GAT_

An azimuthal map shows the compass direction for the shortest path to a given location from the place the map is centered. This can be useful to help you aim antennas. I’ve used GMT to make maps before, but if you need a custom azimuthal map for your location, try surfing over to NA3T and NV3Z’s website, and make yourself one.

AZ_PROJ at WM7D: Azimuthal Equidistant Great Circle Projection Map Server Postscript by NA3T and NV3Z.

Here is the low resolution GIF image of mine, I downloaded a PDF that I printed on our ncie color printer.

You can see that Australia is mostly just south of west, Japan is northwest, and most of Europe is northeast. Interestingly, the tip of Africa is almost straight west, as is the panhandle of Florida.

Today is Wednesday, which means that it’s a day for trying different bands on WSPR. Today is scheduled to be 15m, which I have never tried before. I immediately saw a few RTTY stations below the WSPR sub band, which was a good sign, and two minutes later, I had my first spot, and it was a good one: EA1FAQ in grid IN71op, in Central Spain. If you have the capabilities, tune your WSPR stations onto 15 and see what you can get!