MIAMI ? Erick is weakening and has been downgraded to a tropical storm as it moves off the Pacific coast of Mexico.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami says the storm was centered Sunday about 260 miles (420 kilometers) southeast of the southern tip of Baja California. The storm has top sustained winds of about 70 mph (110 kph) and is moving northwest at 10 mph (17 kph).
This NOAA satellite image taken Friday, July 05, 2013 at 02:00 PM EDT shows Tropical Storm Erick off the coast of southwestern Mexico moving west northwest skirting the Baja Peninsula. Clouds over the Intermountain West associated with a cold front will bring scattered rain showers while and area of low pressure further south brings rain to the desert southwest. (AP PHOTO/WEATHER UNDERGROUND)
Mexican authorities say a tropical storm warning is in effect from Southern Baja California from Santa Fe to La Paz. Tropical storm conditions are expected there by early Monday.
Rainfall totaling 2 to 4 inches is possible in some areas.
Forecasters also say swells likely to cause rip current conditions are likely.
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