AMBERGIS CAYE, Belize - Tropical Storm Arthur weakened to a tropical depression Sunday after soaking the Yucatan Peninsula, but still threatened to cause dangerous flooding and mudslides in Mexico, Belize and Guatemala.

The National Hurricane Center in Miami warned that remnants of the first named storm of the 2008 Atlantic Hurricane Season could still cause potential life-threatening floods and mudslides.

Rains could total of 120 to 250 millimetres across portions of Belize, Guatemala and southeastern Mexico, with isolated rainfall up to 380 millimetres possible.

At 6 p.m. ET, the centre of the depression was located near the border of Guatemala and Mexico, about 130 kilometres southeast of Ciudad del Carmen, Mexico.

It was moving west-southwest at about 10 km/h. Maximum sustained winds were near 55 km/h.

Forecasters predicted it would remain inland over Mexico and stay well away from the U.S. Gulf Coast.

Tropical Storm Arthur formed Saturday afternoon - one day before the official start of the season June 1 - and quickly made landfall at the Belize-Mexico border before heading west.

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