To: Dennis Roth who wrote (90620 ) 9/18/2007 5:12:46 PM From: Dennis Roth Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 206177 DJ UPDATE: US GAS: Futures End Lower As Market Eyes Storm Pathfuturesource.quote.com (Table of Settlement and Cash prices at link) Meteorologists remained uncertain as to whether a tropical disturbance near Florida could disrupt U.S. energy infrastructure in the Gulf. Most weather models show the storm system moving across the Gulf toward Texas and Louisiana late this week, by which time it could become a Category 1 hurricane, although the storm's exact path is unclear. BLOOMBERG: Nymex Natural Gas Falls as Ample Inventory Eases Storm Concernbloomberg.com ``This is a very nervous market, when you consider the fund's position, which is extremely short,'' said Kostas. ``Seeing the volatility is not surprising.'' Should storage increase at 56 billion cubic feet each week to the end of October, the end of the so-called injection season, supplies would reach a record 3.51 trillion cubic feet, Michael Fitzpatrick, vice president at MF Global Ltd. in New York, said today in a note. Supply Glut ``Without a hurricane threat, the market is still faced with a glut of supplies,'' he said. -- REUTERS: Most U.S. spot natural gas prices slid Tuesday along with weaker gas futures and expected lighter demand from fairly mild late-summer weather in much of the nation. investorvillage.com Physical Natural Gas Prices - Mostly down.intelligencepress.com === Tropical Weather This is the disturbance that they are talking about, 93L. This is what the National Hurricane Center had to say about it.nhc.noaa.gov A LARGE AREA OF CLOUDINESS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDS FROM THE EAST COAST OF FLORIDA EASTWARD FOR A FEW HUNDRED MILES OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC AND BAHAMAS. THIS ACTIVITY IS ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER-LEVEL LOW OVER THE FLORIDA PENINSULA AND A TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS. THIS SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR SUBTROPICAL OR TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS IT MOVES WESTWARD OVER FLORIDA AND INTO THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA PENINSULA AND THE BAHAMAS DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO.