http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at2+shtml/204613.shtml?gm_track#contents

: Marine forecasts for Thursday night through Friday night up and
: down Long Island Sound state simply "Tropical storm
: conditions possible".
: Had to look up what that means in NOAA-speak: "A tropical
: cyclone in which the maximum sustained surface wind speed (using
: the U.S. 1-minute average) ranges from 34 kt (39 mph or 63
: km/hr) to 63 kt (73 mph or 118 km/hr)."
: Hellooooooo Earl.