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7-Day Public Safety Power Shutoff Forecast

Green Circle2/17: No Public Safety Power Shutoff

Green Circle2/18: No Public Safety Power Shutoff

Green Circle2/19: No Public Safety Power Shutoff

Green Circle2/20: No Public Safety Power Shutoff

Green Circle2/21: No Public Safety Power Shutoff

Green Circle2/22: No Public Safety Power Shutoff

Green Circle2/23: 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.

 

Monday, February 17, 2025

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 some light rain showers on the Northern Humboldt Coast today, dry weather will continue across the rest of the territory today and tomorrow with partly to mostly cloudy skies. A weak weather system will pass through the region on Wednesday, bringing light to moderate precipitation across the North with a chance for some showers as far south as the Bay Area. Dry conditions will continue in the South through this week. Any lingering precipitation in the North will end Wednesday night and then it will likely stay dry across the territory the rest of the week and through the weekend with temperatures trending warmer. Fuels: New growth of the annual grass crop is occurring for many areas in the central and northern part of the territory. However, live fuel moisture values will remain seasonably low as brush is in winter dormancy. Dead fuel moisture values vary across the territory but have increased across the South and will increase elsewhere as additional precipitation moves through. The latest 4 Month Seasonal Outlook from Northern Operations Predictive Services is forecasting normal fire activity from February through May. Southern Operations Predictive Services is forecasting above normal fire activity for the South Coast area, due to drier than normal fuels, with near normal fire activity elsewhere from February through May. There are 0 of 788 circuits in High Fire Risk Areas (HFRA) that are EPSS-enabled today. The remaining 786 circuits in HFRA will have devices postured in normal settings due to low FPI rating. Additionally, 0 EPSS Buffer-only circuits are enabled today. 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 and should not be used for any other purpose or by any other entity. This forecast only provides a broad overview for a potential Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) event in the next 7 days as determined from an analysis of forecasted 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; however, PSPS decisions are made at more granular levels; thus, 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. Daily PG&E operational decisions should be based on the PG&E Utility Fire Potential Index (FPI), which presents detailed FPI rating forecasts from R1 to R5-Plus for each FPI Rating Area in the PG&E territory today (Day 0) through Day 2. To subscribe to the PG&E Utility FPI, click here

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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