Southwest fire crews brace for return of powerful winds

With the National Weather Service forecasting sustained winds of 30-50 mph today, with gusts from 60-80 mph in the afternoon from New Mexico's Gila Mountains up through the Rio Grande Valley to neighboring highlands, the wildfire danger across the Southwest, where several major fires are burning, is spiking.

Southwest fire crews brace for return of powerful winds

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