Gulf Coast forecasters and the National Hurricane Center have been tracking a tropical wave in the western Caribbean for days, but its initial direction has shifted away from the Bahamas to show a potential NW track and into the Gulf of Mexico. Forecasters updated it to a 60 percent chance of developing into a tropical depression over the next five days - up from 30 percent on Oct. 22. It’s too soon to say what could happen, but if it becomes a tropical storm it would be named Zeta. As of early Oct. 23, it was a tropical wave entered near Grand Cayman Island. It is expected to be near western Cuba this weekend and make it into the SE GoM early next week. (Source: AL.com 10/23/20) UPDATE : Newly formed Tropical Storm Zeta set one official record Sunday, making the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season the fastest to get to 27 named storms. “Zeta could be at or just below hurricane strength when it approaches the northern Gulf Coast on Wednesday, and could bring storm surge, rainfall, and wind impacts to areas from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle,” the National Hurricane Center said Sunday. The good news is increasing wind shear and cooler water temperatures are expected to prevent strengthening. (Source: Sun Herald 10/25/20)
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