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7-Day Public Safety Power Shutoff Forecast

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

Green Circle3/20: No Public Safety Power Shutoff

Green Circle3/21: 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.

 

Friday, March 14, 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. The latest in the series of weather systems will push across the territory this morning with rain and mountain snow above 1500-2500 feet. Snow levels will rise later this morning, with precipitation becoming showery and snow changing to rain at elevations below 3500-4000 feet. Southerly winds 10-20 mph with gusts to 35+ mph will shift to the west/northwest this afternoon as the weather system moves to the east.  As the weather system quickly moves east, showers will come to an end later this afternoon. A break in the wet weather can be expected tonight through parts of Sunday over much of the territory, however, rain and mountain snow will likely continue over the northern Humboldt region. The active weather pattern continues however, as another weather system arrives Sunday night and moves across the region through Tuesday, bringing periods of rain, mountain snow and breezy to gusty winds. Unsettled weather may continue through the middle of next week as additional weather systems move through the region. 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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