you need to get out if you re below that level. thank you very much. so as chad just said, gordon is expected to make landfall tonight as a category 1 hurricane. how is the gulf coast preparing? let s get to cnn s jennifer gray, she is life in gulf port, mississippi, with more where the storm surge i know you re keeping an eye on it. what are you seeing, jennifer? reporter: yeah, alisyn. the storm surge is the biggest concern for people here in gulf port and all along the mississippi/alabama coasts. we are here at the gulf port marina where all of the boats have been asked to get out of the water by 2:00 p.m. this morning. in fact, just in the past 30 seconds or so we saw some people walking by. everyone here trying to get their boats out while they can. if they don t, of course, there will be a penalty for them. so 2 to 4 feet storm surge, 3 to 5. that s enough for these boats to go over the dock and start banging together. that s why they want the boats out of the water. 4 to