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Nicolas Resille / EyeEm/Getty(PHOENIX) There are at least 11 large wildfires currently raging in the Southwestern U.S. largely in Arizona and New Mexico. The Tunnel Fire in Arizona has burned 21,087 acres and is 3% contained as of Friday. This is one of multiple large wildfires burning in the state, with the Crooks Fire also burning south of Prescott. Dangerous fire weather conditions are expected in the coming hours across portions of Colorado and New Mexico where an extreme fire danger alert is in place. Strong winds, very dry and warm conditions will fuel potentially dangerous weather that could spark new fires and make any existing fires difficult to battle. Wind gusts could top 60 to 70 mph along with relative humidity values falling into the single digits in spots. Widespread drought conditions persist across much of the West into the Plains. Over 93% of New Mexico is facing severe drought conditions. A severe weather threat will unfold across a large swath of the Plains Frid

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