When Tropical Storm Zeta formed at NUMBER@1 ORGANIZATION@1 on December NUMBER@2 , it became the second latest-forming tropical cyclone ever recorded in the LOCATION@1 , forming about six hours earlier than Hurricane PERSON@1 did in NUMBER@3 .

Naming and records When Tropical Storm Zeta formed at NUMBER@1 ORGANIZATION@1 on December NUMBER@2 , it became the second latest-forming tropical cyclone ever recorded in the LOCATION@2 , forming about six hours earlier than Hurricane PERSON@1 did in NUMBER@3 .
