As many as 15 counties could see outages between Thursday and Sunday in some areas as PG&E guards against fire risk to its equipment and customers.

Elevated wildfire concerns have prompted PG&E to issue a likely Public Safety Power Shutoff warning for parts of Northern and Central California into the weekend.The possible shutoffs are expected to start Thursday as significant wind gusts are forecasted to hit the region.

Power shutoffs are likely for parts of the Bay Area in the coming days, according to Pacific Gas and Electric.