Tropical depression forms and may be headed for Gulf Coast next week as Tropical Storm Zeta

AL.com ^ | Updated 7:28 PM; Today 7:21 AM | By Leigh Morgan

[suthener]

Could the Gulf have yet another tropical storm soon?

It continued to look more likely as of Saturday night, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Forecasters said Tropical Depression 28 had formed on Saturday afternoon south of Cuba.

It could become Tropical Storm Zeta by Sunday and a hurricane by Tuesday, when it is expected to be in the southern Gulf.

Landfall could come anywhere from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle -- including Alabama’s coast -- on Wednesday. However, it is expected weaken before then to a tropical storm.

[AnxiouslyWaiting]

It’s Epsilon. Forecast to hit Wednesday SW of New Orleans.
We getting hit again...AAAACCCKK!

[Jane Long]

How did Zeta get ahead of Epsilon?

[decal]

Epsilon is/was the one out east of Bermuda.

[Jane Long]

Thanks.

[NautiNurse]

It is officially TS Zeta. Thread posted here.

[AnxiouslyWaiting]

It didn’t. Delta earlier October, now Epsilon.
Local weather just showed list of storm names-
Delta
Epsilon
*Zeta

Not sure why asterisk, entirely too early to think! Lol
I’m sure there’s an explanation. Frankly we don’t care. Name it Honey Bun. Just go away.
:)

[AnxiouslyWaiting]

Go away storm, not you!
Now saying it is Zeta as other poster said...
Need coffee badly.
Later

[Synthesist]

HA! Got that track on CD! Great band BTW... :)

[Synthesist]

The B-52’s. Perfect blend of retro hippy psychedelic and punk rock… ROCK LOBSTER baby!!!

[Svartalfiar]

Not sure why asterisk, entirely too early to think! Lol I’m sure there’s an explanation.

The asterisk is likely because the storm has not yet reached size/strength to be officially named, but will be soon in the future, and that is what it will be named.