Looks like dry air has been drawn into ZETA keeping Zeta at tropical storm status. I expect that Zeta will increase again overnight but probably will not become a CAT 2 only a Cat 1 due the cool pool of water out ahead of Zeta. Still a nasty storm with damaging winds and flooding rains when the storm comes inland.
The less Zeta the better. We THINK we have the upper hand on chronic basement water susceptibility, having spent an unplanned king’s ransom on several iterations of improvements. A couple of inches of rain spread out over 24+ hours should be no problem. Torrents though (most of an inch an hour of something) might be something else again. Rain is like chocolate and cheese for me – ok but only if in moderation.