A tropical wave has become better organized and it now has a high chance to become a tropical depression or tropical storm by this weekend or early next week.
The tropical disturbance will continue to move to the west and conditions are becoming more favorable for it to develop.
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The next name on the list is Eta.
If named, this would be the 28th named system of the 2020 hurricane season. It would tie the record for the most named storms, established in 2005.
Tropical Storm Zeta’s winds leave damage from Gulf Coast to mid-Atlantic states
At the moment, we are monitoring this system. Without a well-defined center of circulation, it is not possible to tell where this (potential) system will head to. We will monitor the evolution of this area and keep you updated on Channel 9 Eyewitness News, and click here to download the free WFTV weather app, and on WFTV.com.
So far, October 2020 has generated 39 ACE (Accumulated Cyclone Energy) in Atlantic basin. That's about twice the average Atlantic October ACE and 7th most in satellite era (since 1966), trailing in order (from most ACE): 2016, 1969, 2005, 1995, 2018 and 1998. #Zeta #hurricane pic.twitter.com/aAFtrNTnTj
— Philip Klotzbach (@philklotzbach) October 29, 2020
Photos: Zeta makes landfall along Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula
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