From personal experience with 3 canes last year, and seeing some of the same mistakes being stated this year, I don't think it is being stressed enough, the projected eye is only a point on a graph. Some have a real problem seeing beyond that dot. A hurricane is not just a dot/eye. And at the at last report from the hurricane center - the storm is 210 miles wide 45 miles eye and 160 tropical storm winds. Not to scare people, but people need to really realize this no matter where you are. Take care people listen to the Emergency Officials. Not only a wind field to deal with the storm surges alone need to be a major concern. Most of the hurricane damage claims I dealt with from Ivan and Dennis were the destruction from the SURGE. This is a powerful storm and will only bring larger and more powerful waves/surges. Remember when Dennis hit in July areas of Florida well east and well away from the dot/eye were flooded.
Take care everyone and Listen to the professionals NHC, police, fire rescue, emergency officials, and those in hear who been through this before.