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7-Day Public Safety Power Shutoff Forecast

Green Circle3/13: No Public Safety Power Shutoff

Green Circle3/14: No Public Safety Power Shutoff

Green Circle3/15: No Public Safety Power Shutoff

Green Circle3/16: No Public Safety Power Shutoff

Green Circle3/17: No Public Safety Power Shutoff

Green Circle3/18: No Public Safety Power Shutoff

Green Circle3/19: 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.

 

Thursday, March 13, 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. In the wake of a strong weather system, colder air will overspread the territory today with showery and blustery weather. Snow levels will be rather low ranging from 2000-3000 feet north to south with accumulating snow expected above these elevations. Numerous showers will fall over the lower elevations with isolated to scattered thunderstorms developing this afternoon over the Central Valley and surrounding terrain. Breezy to locally gusty west to northwest winds can be expected; gusts to 30-35 mph are likely over higher terrain and through passes. The next quick arriving weather system will then move into the territory tonight and tomorrow with more rain and low elevation snow, with snow levels potentially falling to less than 1000 feet over portions of the North. Gusty southerly winds will prevail at speeds of 10-20 mph with gusts to 30-40 mph possible. Although rain and mountain snow may continue over the North Coast, much of the territory will see a brief break in the active weather Saturday and much of Sunday; the active weather pattern continues as another weather system arrives Sunday night and Monday bringing periods of rain, mountain snow and breezy to gusty winds. Unsettled weather may continue into the middle of next week, especially across the North. 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 are trending drier but remain wetter than normal across most of the territory. The latest 4 Month Seasonal Outlook from Northern Operations Predictive Services is forecasting normal fire activity from March through June. Southern Operations Predictive Services is forecasting near normal fire activity for the South Coast area in March and April and above normal fire activity May and June due to drier than normal fuels. There are 0 of 788 circuits in High Fire Risk Areas (HFRA) that are EPSS-enabled today. The remaining 788 circuits in HFRA will have devices postured in normal settings due to low FPI ratings. 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. It should not be used for any other purpose or by any other entity.

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