Tropical Storm Julio heads away from Mexican coast

Tropical Storm Julio was heading rapidly westward away from Mexico's Pacific coast on Sunday.

The US National Hurricane Center said the storm had maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (75 kph) Sunday morning and it was centered about 265 miles (425 kilometers) south-southeast of the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula. It was headed to the west-northwest at 23 mph (37 kph).

The center said the outlook for the small storm was relatively uncertain, though it wasn't expected to create a threat to land.