SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Tens of thousands of San Diego Gas & Electric customers could lose electricity later this week due to public safety power shutoffs during another bout of potentially dangerous Santa Ana winds. The utility company says more than 58,451 customers have been notified of being at risk to the potential service disruption, largely overlapping with those who were impacted by shutoffs just over a month ago. This includes communities in the county's backcountry, such as Alpine, Julian, Campo, Ramona, Santee, Poway and parts of Escondido. Several neighborhoods closer to the coast, like Rancho Santa Fe and Torrey Highlands, could also be impacted. High Wind Watch slated for San Diego’s mountains, valleys According to the utility company, the period of concern with these shutoffs begins on Tuesday, Jan. 7, when a High Wind Watch issued by the National Weather Service for the potentially hazardous wind event goes into effect. A map of the communities who could be affected by power shutoffs can be found below. Public safety power shutoff map as of Jan. 6, 2024. (San Diego Gas & Electric) This is the second time SDG&E has alerted customers to potential service disruptions due to fire danger amid a strong Santa Ana wind event in as many months. Some of the 50,000 customers who had their power cut during the last round of shutoffs in early December were left without electricity for days, leading schools to close, food to spoil, and those with medical conditions to worry about how to keep devices critical to their care running. The utility company says it issues public safety power shutoffs during periods where high winds, low humidity and low moisture levels in vegetation could create ideal conditions for extreme fire danger. This wind event is anticipated to be weaker than the one that hit in December, although the possibility remains for dangerous fire conditions, forecasters say. The strongest winds are expected to develop Tuesday night into Wednesday, per NWS. Areas along and below the coastal slopes of mountains, canyons and passes are anticipated to see the highest wind speeds, with gusts potentially hitting speeds of 55 to 65 miles per hour. The winds are expected to weaken overnight into Thursday before another wind event sets in sometime next week. Residents in areas impacted by the wind event are advised to prepare for the possibility of power outages and unsafe driving conditions. They are also asked to ready their household by securing loose outdoor items that could be blown away to prevent unplanned outages. Those who have had their power cut or lost to an unplanned outage should have it restored soon after, according to SDG&E, depending on when crews can begin to inspect equipment and conduct any repairs to damage caused by the wind safely.