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7-Day Public Safety Power Shutoff Forecast

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Green Circle12/18: No Public Safety Power Shutoff

Green Circle12/19: No Public Safety Power Shutoff

Green Circle12/20: No Public Safety Power Shutoff

Green Circle12/21: No Public Safety Power Shutoff

Green Circle12/22: No Public Safety Power Shutoff

Green Circle12/23: No Public Safety Power Shutoff

Green Circle12/24: No Public Safety Power Shutoff

PG&E Weather Team Comments

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The information in this map is intended only to provide customers with a general estimate regarding potential locations that may be impacted by a PSPS event should one become necessary. Conditions affecting a possible PSPS event can change quickly and the actual impact of a future PSPS event is uncertain.

 

Wednesday, December 18, 2024

NOTE: This forecast is based on weather conditions and fuel moisture content only. It does not include other criteria used to determine whether a PSPS may be necessary. This forecast only provides a broad overview for a potential PSPS event in the next 7 days. It is determined from an analysis of forecast weather, the potential for wind-related damage, and fuel moisture content in dead and live vegetation. It is not a fire danger forecast. The forecast is broken down by county. PSPS decisions are made at more granular levels. Only a portion of a county may experience a PSPS event. While a PSPS event may not be expected for an area, due to the interconnectivity of the grid any location within PG&E territory may be subject to PSPS event.

No Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) events are planned for the next week. Other than a few showers across northern Humboldt today and Friday, fair and dry weather continues until the weekend with dense fog or low overcast each day in the Central Valley that may not clear. Locally breezy winds associated with a Santa Ana wind event will persist in the Tehachapis through the morning before diminishing this afternoon. Wet and unsettled weather returns Saturday for the central and northern areas in the form of rain, higher elevation mountain snow, and breezy to gusty southerly winds. Additional weather systems will bring more precipitation to the territory Sunday and into the first half of next week. Fuels: Dead fuel moisture values have increased significantly over the past few days due to winter precipitation across most of the territory. However, live fuel moisture values remain near seasonal minimums and are entering winter dormancy. Lastly, an abundant and fully cured grass crop is present at all elevations, although emerging new growth is occurring for many areas in the central and northern part of the territory. The latest 4 Month Seasonal Outlook from Northern Operations Predictive Services is forecasting normal fire activity across the entire territory December through March while Southern Operations Predictive Services is forecasting normal to above normal fire activity in December followed by normal fire activity January through March.

PLEASE NOTE: This forecast is published daily by an operational meteorologist from PG&E's Meteorology and Analytics team. This forecast has been customized for PG&E utility operations. It should not be used for any other purpose or by any other entity.

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