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7-Day Public Safety Power Shutoff Forecast

Green Circle4/17: No Public Safety Power Shutoff

Green Circle4/18: No Public Safety Power Shutoff

Green Circle4/19: No Public Safety Power Shutoff

Green Circle4/20: No Public Safety Power Shutoff

Green Circle4/21: No Public Safety Power Shutoff

Green Circle4/22: No Public Safety Power Shutoff

Green Circle4/23: 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.

 

Wednesday, April 16, 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. A low pressure system will continue to rotate off the Southern California coast today resulting in persistent onshore flow, cooler temperatures, and a chance of isolated afternoon showers and thunderstorms along the Sierra. The low will migrate inland tomorrow and continue the threat of afternoon showers and thunderstorms across the southern Sierra and Tehachapis through the end of the week, while mostly dry and slightly warmer weather is expected elsewhere. Fair, dry, and warmer weather returns across the entire territory by Friday as high pressure builds into California with breezy north winds expected across the northern interior. Apart from a slight chance of showers across the North, the dry pattern will continue through early next week with temperatures running near or slightly above-normal. Fuels: New growth of the annual grass crop is occurring for many areas in the central and northern part of the territory. Live fuel moisture values across lower and middle elevations are also rapidly increasing as brush emerges from winter dormancy. Dead fuel moisture values will slowly decrease through the rest of this week and this coming weekend due to drier weather. The latest 4 Month Seasonal Outlook from Northern Operations Predictive Services is forecasting normal fire activity across Northern California for April and May, above-normal fire activity for the Sacramento Valley and elevated Bay Area in June then widespread above-normal fire activity across interior Northern California in July. Southern Operations Predictive Services is forecasting near normal fire activity for the South Coast area in April and May, above-normal fire activity is forecast across the Diablo Range and Sierra foothills in June with above-normal fire activity expanding along the Central Coast and southern Sierra in July. 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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