Noise Advisory: Expect To Hear Big Booms In San Diego County

CAMP PENDLETON, CA — Residents should expect to hear loud booms beginning this weekend coming from Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton.

The military base issued a noise advisory Thursday ahead of live-fire training with high explosive munitions starting Saturday and running through Sunday, Aug. 10. Troops will conduct training exercises from midnight to 11:59 p.m. each day in the base's Whiskey and Zulu impact areas of Camp Pendleton.

"This training may be heard anytime throughout the day or night," military officials said on social media.

The loud booms may be heard in northern San Diego, southern Orange and southwest Riverside counties.

Fallbrook is 5 miles from the Zulu and 7.3 miles from the Whiskey impact areas, while Oceanside is 6.6 miles from the Zulu and 9.9 miles from the Whiskey impact areas. Depending on atmospheric conditions, communities as far as 50 miles away from the impact areas may be able able to hear the sound of explosions, according to officials.