51.  Sunny and warm conditions will cover a large area from the southern and central Plains to the Southwestern states.

52.  Sunny, hot weather will scorch the Southwestern states Wednesday.

53.  That is not the case in this mountain community, which sits atop a winding dirt road in the southwestern state of Michoacan.

54.  The attack occurred in the southwestern state of Apure when the guardsmen were doing a routine river patrol.

55.  The clouds and showers will temper the heat in the deserts of the Southwestern states.

56.  The indictment followed a two-year operation involving local and federal law enforcement officials in seven southwestern states.

57.  The INS reports most of the applications came from women of Mexican descent who are now living in southwestern states such as Texas, California and New Mexico.

58.  The nationwide strike follows regional strikes, which broke out yesterday in the southwestern state of Barinas.

59.  The Southwestern states will stay mainly dry and seasonal.

60.  The reason for the belt remains a puzzle, but it seems to be moving westward and may soon include Texas and other Southwestern states, researchers said Friday.