LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The National Weather Service has issued a fire weather watch for Lake County which coincides with a potential public safety power shutoff that is expected to impact parts of the community.

The fire weather watch is in effect for Lake County from 11 p.m. Tuesday to 3 p.m. Wednesday.

The agency said a fire weather watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur.

The forecast said there is the potential for northeast winds from 15 to 25 miles per hour, with gusts of up to 35 miles per hour possible along exposed ridges late Tuesday night through Wednesday morning. Northeast winds are expected to ease later Wednesday, but may increase again Wednesday night.

At the same time, humidity on Tuesday afternoon will be low, with poor recoveries overnight Tuesday, especially over higher slopes and ridgetops, and persisting into Thursday morning.

Those winds, combined with dry conditions, have prompted Pacific Gas and Electric Co. to plan a potential public safety power shutoff that is expected to begin Tuesday night and continue until about noon on Wednesday.

The forecast calls for daytime temperatures this week to be in the low to high 90s, dropping into the 80s over the weekend. Nighttime conditions will be warm, staying in the low 60s for much of the week before dropping into the high 50s.

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