Normally as a hurricane reaches the continental shelf there is a dampening effect and the danger is a little less. That happened with Katrina as it approached Louisiana. However, the hurricane facing Florida has extremely hot ocean waters that will fuel it to overcome any drag on the storm, that was not the case with Katrina.
The Florida coastal waters have hot 100 degrees Fahrenheit. The hurricane will gain strength at the very last moments before landfall.
GET OUT OF THE WAY OF THIS HURRICANE!!!
