A statement here from Accuweather regarding the models

"The North American Regional model (NAM) takes Dennis into south Florida early Saturday morning and the Canadian model shows Dennis hugging the west coast of Florida then moving northward. These two models seemed to catch the strength of the Atlantic ridge at times much better than other computer models. So, we can't discount these solutions just yet."

Much of the western Florida coast remains in the cone of uncertainty as of 5pm, so i am not ready to write it off either.