Yikes...Cantore is in Gulfport

Jim Cantore of The Weather Channel usually is sent to where TWC believes the main impact/landfall of a Hurricane will be so it's no surprise to find him broadcasting from Gulfport this morning.  As I await the 10 AM advisory, looking at the NHC's track guidance from 4 AM, it's obvious the computer models have locked in on SE LA/MS/AL for main impacts.

The top graphic is from 10 PM last night while the bottom is the 4 AM new track.  Yep, they're almost identical and that's not likely to change much UNLESS something happens that the models can't handle.

You can see on the satellite view how the colder air has pushed off the Texas coast and is moving into the Gulf.  What effect will that have on Zeta as it comes northward?  I don't know.  NHC is believing not much affect since they keep Zeta a hurricane at landfall.

It's very clear Zeta's circulation is intact after passing over the northern tip of the Yucatan.  The question is, will it regain strength and become a Cat. 1 or 2?   NHC's thinking says yes.  Here's the 10 AM track.

Virtually no change from the 4 AM.  They have brought down the current max winds to 65 mph, but they expect those to go back to 85 mph as the storm pulls away from the land areas.  Forward speed is NW at 14 and that is likely to increase.  Zeta will be a short duration event.

A comparison of the center line track shows very little change with maybe a slight nudge to the east up by Gulfport.   After this afternoon's update, I'll go into future impacts based on the track.  Stay tuned!