Noise Advisory: Loud Booms Expected To Be Heard In Southern OC

CAMP PENDLETON, CA — Residents can expect to hear loud booms next week coming from Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton.

The military base issued a noise advisory ahead of live-fire training with high explosive munitions starting Monday and running through Sunday, March 30. 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 could 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.