Tropical Storm Zeta enters US Gulf, landfall expected on Wednesday

HOUSTON (ICIS)–About half of US Gulf oil and gas production has been shut in ahead of Tropical Storm Zeta, which formed in the Caribbean Sea over the weekend and entered the US Gulf around mid-day on Tuesday.

Meteorologists expect the storm to make landfall in southwest Louisiana on Wednesday evening.

The storm reached hurricane strength before weakening after making landfall on the Yucatan Peninsula, according to the National Hurricane Center, and is likely to return to hurricane strength later today as it crosses over the warm waters of the Gulf.

As of mid-day Tuesday, the system is about 485 miles (781km) south of the mouth of the Mississippi River with maximum sustained winds of 65 miles/hour.

According to the Saffir-Simpson index, a storm reaches hurricane strength when sustained winds reach 74 miles/hour.

It is moving northwest at 14 miles/hour.

Hurricane conditions are expected by late Wednesday from Morgan City, Louisiana, east and along the Mississippi-Alabama border, the NHC said. Storm surge is likely with the highest expected between the mouth of the Pearl River and Dauphin Island, Alabama.

Wind gusts are expected to spread inland across portions of southeast Mississippi and southern Alabama, and heavy rainfall is also likely from the central US Gulf Coast into the Ohio Valley.

Hurricanes can have a great impact on the chemical industry because of the Gulf of Mexico’s large amount of oil and gas production in the area.

If Zeta continues on its path, it could cause oil companies to evacuate production platforms and shut-in wells.

The Gulf of Mexico hosts several offshore oil wells, accounting for 17% of the nation’s crude production, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA).

Hurricane Delta hit Creole, Louisiana, as a category 2 hurricane three weeks ago. It weakened into a category 1 as it moved inland, causing widespread power outages.

Zeta’s path is putting it on track to become the sixth named storm to make landfall on the US Gulf Coast this season.

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Thumbnail image shows a map of the storm. Source: National Hurricane Center

HOUSTON (ICIS)–About half of US Gulf oil and gas production has been shut in ahead of Tropical Storm Zeta, which formed in the Caribbean Sea over the weekend and entered the US Gulf around mid-day on Tuesday.

Meteorologists expect the storm to make landfall in southwest Louisiana on Wednesday evening.

The storm reached hurricane strength before weakening after making landfall on the Yucatan Peninsula, according to the National Hurricane Center, and is likely to return to hurricane strength later today as it crosses over the warm waters of the Gulf.

The following map shows the forecast path of Zeta.

Source: National Hurricane Center

As of mid-day Tuesday, the system is about 485 miles (781km) south of the mouth of the Mississippi River with maximum sustained winds of 65 miles/hour.

According to the Saffir-Simpson index, a storm reaches hurricane strength when sustained winds reach 74 miles/hour.

It is moving northwest at 14 miles/hour.

Hurricane conditions are expected by late Wednesday from Morgan City, Louisiana, east and along the Mississippi-Alabama border, the NHC said. Storm surge is likely with the highest expected between the mouth of the Pearl River and Dauphin Island, Alabama.

Wind gusts are expected to spread inland across portions of southeast Mississippi and southern Alabama, and heavy rainfall is also likely from the central US Gulf Coast into the Ohio Valley.

Hurricanes can have a great impact on the chemical industry because of the Gulf of Mexico’s large amount of oil and gas production in the area.

If Zeta continues on its path, it could cause oil companies to evacuate production platforms and shut-in wells.

The Gulf of Mexico hosts several offshore oil wells, accounting for 17% of the nation’s crude production, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA).

Hurricane Delta hit Creole, Louisiana, as a category 2 hurricane three weeks ago. It weakened into a category 1 as it moved inland, causing widespread power outages.

Zeta’s path is putting it on track to become the sixth named storm to make landfall on the US Gulf Coast this season.

Thumbnail image shows a map of the storm. Source: National Hurricane Center

HOUSTON (ICIS)–About half of US Gulf oil and gas production has been shut in ahead of Tropical Storm Zeta, which formed in the Caribbean Sea over the weekend and entered the US Gulf around mid-day on Tuesday.

Meteorologists expect the storm to make landfall in southwest Louisiana on Wednesday evening.

The storm reached hurricane strength before weakening after making landfall on the Yucatan Peninsula, according to the National Hurricane Center, and is likely to return to hurricane strength later today as it crosses over the warm waters of the Gulf.

The following map shows the forecast path of Zeta.

Source: National Hurricane Center

As of mid-day Tuesday, the system is about 485 miles (781km) south of the mouth of the Mississippi River with maximum sustained winds of 65 miles/hour.

According to the Saffir-Simpson index, a storm reaches hurricane strength when sustained winds reach 74 miles/hour.

It is moving northwest at 14 miles/hour.

Hurricane conditions are expected by late Wednesday from Morgan City, Louisiana, east and along the Mississippi-Alabama border, the NHC said. Storm surge is likely with the highest expected between the mouth of the Pearl River and Dauphin Island, Alabama.

Wind gusts are expected to spread inland across portions of southeast Mississippi and southern Alabama, and heavy rainfall is also likely from the central US Gulf Coast into the Ohio Valley.

Hurricanes can have a great impact on the chemical industry because of the Gulf of Mexico’s large amount of oil and gas production in the area.

If Zeta continues on its path, it could cause oil companies to evacuate production platforms and shut-in wells.

The Gulf of Mexico hosts several offshore oil wells, accounting for 17% of the nation’s crude production, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA).

Hurricane Delta hit Creole, Louisiana, as a category 2 hurricane three weeks ago. It weakened into a category 1 as it moved inland, causing widespread power outages.

Zeta’s path is putting it on track to become the sixth named storm to make landfall on the US Gulf Coast this season.

Thumbnail image shows a map of the storm. Source: National Hurricane Center

HOUSTON (ICIS)–About half of US Gulf oil and gas production has been shut in ahead of Tropical Storm Zeta, which formed in the Caribbean Sea over the weekend and entered the US Gulf around mid-day on Tuesday.

Meteorologists expect the storm to make landfall in southwest Louisiana on Wednesday evening.

The storm reached hurricane strength before weakening after making landfall on the Yucatan Peninsula, according to the National Hurricane Center, and is likely to return to hurricane strength later today as it crosses over the warm waters of the Gulf.

The following map shows the forecast path of Zeta.

Source: National Hurricane Center

As of mid-day Tuesday, the system is about 485 miles (781km) south of the mouth of the Mississippi River with maximum sustained winds of 65 miles/hour.

According to the Saffir-Simpson index, a storm reaches hurricane strength when sustained winds reach 74 miles/hour.

It is moving northwest at 14 miles/hour.

Hurricane conditions are expected by late Wednesday from Morgan City, Louisiana, east and along the Mississippi-Alabama border, the NHC said. Storm surge is likely with the highest expected between the mouth of the Pearl River and Dauphin Island, Alabama.

Wind gusts are expected to spread inland across portions of southeast Mississippi and southern Alabama, and heavy rainfall is also likely from the central US Gulf Coast into the Ohio Valley.

Hurricanes can have a great impact on the chemical industry because of the Gulf of Mexico’s large amount of oil and gas production in the area.

If Zeta continues on its path, it could cause oil companies to evacuate production platforms and shut-in wells.

The Gulf of Mexico hosts several offshore oil wells, accounting for 17% of the nation’s crude production, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA).

Hurricane Delta hit Creole, Louisiana, as a category 2 hurricane three weeks ago. It weakened into a category 1 as it moved inland, causing widespread power outages.

Zeta’s path is putting it on track to become the sixth named storm to make landfall on the US Gulf Coast this season.

Thumbnail image shows a map of the storm. Source: National Hurricane Center

HOUSTON (ICIS)–About half of US Gulf oil and gas production has been shut in ahead of Tropical Storm Zeta, which formed in the Caribbean Sea over the weekend and entered the US Gulf around mid-day on Tuesday.

Meteorologists expect the storm to make landfall in southwest Louisiana on Wednesday evening.

The storm reached hurricane strength before weakening after making landfall on the Yucatan Peninsula, according to the National Hurricane Center, and is likely to return to hurricane strength later today as it crosses over the warm waters of the Gulf.

The following map shows the forecast path of Zeta.

Source: National Hurricane Center

As of mid-day Tuesday, the system is about 485 miles (781km) south of the mouth of the Mississippi River with maximum sustained winds of 65 miles/hour.

According to the Saffir-Simpson index, a storm reaches hurricane strength when sustained winds reach 74 miles/hour.

It is moving northwest at 14 miles/hour.

Hurricane conditions are expected by late Wednesday from Morgan City, Louisiana, east and along the Mississippi-Alabama border, the NHC said. Storm surge is likely with the highest expected between the mouth of the Pearl River and Dauphin Island, Alabama.

Wind gusts are expected to spread inland across portions of southeast Mississippi and southern Alabama, and heavy rainfall is also likely from the central US Gulf Coast into the Ohio Valley.

Hurricanes can have a great impact on the chemical industry because of the Gulf of Mexico’s large amount of oil and gas production in the area.

If Zeta continues on its path, it could cause oil companies to evacuate production platforms and shut-in wells.

The Gulf of Mexico hosts several offshore oil wells, accounting for 17% of the nation’s crude production, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA).

Hurricane Delta hit Creole, Louisiana, as a category 2 hurricane three weeks ago. It weakened into a category 1 as it moved inland, causing widespread power outages.

Zeta’s path is putting it on track to become the sixth named storm to make landfall on the US Gulf Coast this season.

Thumbnail image shows a map of the storm. Source: National Hurricane Center

HOUSTON (ICIS)–About half of US Gulf oil and gas production has been shut in ahead of Tropical Storm Zeta, which formed in the Caribbean Sea over the weekend and entered the US Gulf around mid-day on Tuesday.

Meteorologists expect the storm to make landfall in southwest Louisiana on Wednesday evening.

The storm reached hurricane strength before weakening after making landfall on the Yucatan Peninsula, according to the National Hurricane Center, and is likely to return to hurricane strength later today as it crosses over the warm waters of the Gulf.

The following map shows the forecast path of Zeta.

Source: National Hurricane Center

As of mid-day Tuesday, the system is about 485 miles (781km) south of the mouth of the Mississippi River with maximum sustained winds of 65 miles/hour.

According to the Saffir-Simpson index, a storm reaches hurricane strength when sustained winds reach 74 miles/hour.

It is moving northwest at 14 miles/hour.

Hurricane conditions are expected by late Wednesday from Morgan City, Louisiana, east and along the Mississippi-Alabama border, the NHC said. Storm surge is likely with the highest expected between the mouth of the Pearl River and Dauphin Island, Alabama.

Wind gusts are expected to spread inland across portions of southeast Mississippi and southern Alabama, and heavy rainfall is also likely from the central US Gulf Coast into the Ohio Valley.

Hurricanes can have a great impact on the chemical industry because of the Gulf of Mexico’s large amount of oil and gas production in the area.

If Zeta continues on its path, it could cause oil companies to evacuate production platforms and shut-in wells.

The Gulf of Mexico hosts several offshore oil wells, accounting for 17% of the nation’s crude production, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA).

Hurricane Delta hit Creole, Louisiana, as a category 2 hurricane three weeks ago. It weakened into a category 1 as it moved inland, causing widespread power outages.

Zeta’s path is putting it on track to become the sixth named storm to make landfall on the US Gulf Coast this season.

Thumbnail image shows a map of the storm. Source: National Hurricane Center