Forecasters issued warnings to Nothern California residents about widespread gusty winds and high fire danger as well as beach hazards over the weekend.

PG&E Corp. is warning that it may shut off power for some California residents as windy weather sweeps through in coming days.

The Golden State could face a potentially wildfire-prone summer amid a lack of snowfall and warming weather, and emergency services are gearing up to combat what has become the “fire year.”

The National Weather Service issued a fire weather watch for the Sacramento area for this coming weekend through early next week.

San Francisco will be prone to the most blustery conditions Friday and Saturday, but calmer weather should prevail just in time for Bay to Breakers on Sunday.

The wind-driven Neuralia Fire near California City has grown to more than 1,196 acres with no containment reported in Kern County.

( NewsNation) — California is accused of failing to turn over text messages and emails to a judge about prior knowledge of smoke long before the deadly Palisades Fire fully ignited, NewsNation has learned.

More than 20 oil rig workers have been evacuated after a fire broke out on a platform off the Southern California coast. The blaze ignited on Platform Habitat, nine miles off Carpinteria, early Monday morning as Harbor Patrol were seen trying to douse the flames.

Kimberly-Clark, whose brands include Huggies, Kleenex, Depend and Cottonelle, said it was working to prevent any disruption to consumers.