A `` landfall '' should not be confused with a direct hit , as a direct hit is where the core of high winds -LRB- or eyewall -RRB- comes onshore but the center of the storm may stay offshore .

A `` landfall '' should not be confused with a `` direct hit '' as a direct hit is where the core of high winds -LRB- or eyewall -RRB- comes onshore but the center of the storm stays off shore .
