I guess it's just the forecast you're looking at. NOAA
COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE
SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
356 PM CST SUN NOV 8 2009 HURRICANE WATCH IN EFFECT TONIGHT
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITH HURRICANE
CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. EAST WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO NEAR
50 KNOTS. SEAS 13 TO 16 FEET. CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE
NIGHT. MONDAY
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITH HURRICANE
CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. EAST WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO NEAR
50 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 40 TO 50 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO NEAR
70 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FEET BUILDING TO 24 FEET IN
THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS. MONDAY NIGHT
HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NORTH WINDS 50 TO
60 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 85 KNOTS.
SEAS 23 TO 26 FEET. SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
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