Marine Tropical Storm · Gulf of Mexico

Tropical Storm force wind gusts were recorded in the coastal waters south of Saint Mary Parish and Vermilion Bay. A sustained wind of 39 mph with a gust of 48 was recorded at the mouth of the Atchafalaya while a wind gust of 60 mph was recorded at South Marsh Island 268A.

Zeta developed in the Caribbean Sea and moved across the Yucatan Peninsula then into the Gulf of Mexico. The hurricane strengthened into a category 2 before moving into Southeast Louisiana. The western periphery affected affected the coastal waters off South Central Louisiana.