To: Dennis Roth who wrote (90495 ) 9/17/2007 4:38:47 PM From: Dennis Roth Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 206176 DJ UPDATE:US GAS: Futures End 6% Higher On Storm Fears,Weatherfuturesource.quote.com (Table of Settlement and Cash prices at link)There is about a 40% chance that a tropical storm will form in the Western Caribbean or Gulf of Mexico this week, said Jeff Masters, director of meteorology for Weather Underground, in a blog update Monday. Above-normal temperatures in the Midwest and Texas were also providing support for natural gas futures Monday... ...an outage at an El Paso Corp. compressor station (EP) in Wyoming provided a brief boost for natural gas futures Monday, although it was not the main driver of the day's gains, traders said. The outage at the Cheyenne Plains Compressor Station on Sunday completely cut off deliveries on the Wyoming Interstate Company and Colorado Interstate Company gas pipelines. BLOOMBERG: Nymex Natural Gas Rises on Speculation of Fourth Quarter Rally Natural gas rose in New York to the highest in a month amid speculation hedge funds would increase purchases, driving up prices in the fourth quarter... ... The heat will hold ``into the start of next week,' Weather Derivatives forecaster David Salmon said in an e-mail. The typical high for this time of year is 73 degrees in Chicago, according to National Weather Service historical data. New York will have cooling demand that is 59 percent above average. As cooling needs rise, more gas is needed to produce electricity from power plants. -- REUTERS: Most U.S. spot natural gas prices got a boost Monday from the return of weekday demand and slightly warmer weather expected this week in key consuming regions in the Northeast and Midwest. investorvillage.com Physical Natural Gas Prices Up almost everywhere except at some Western hubs with some $0.01, $0.02, and $0.03 prints. Might be due to that compressor outage.intelligencepress.com === Tropical Weather Ingrid's on her deathbed and there are no good near term prospects.nhc.noaa.gov