Sorry, you are just wrong < I realize that you like to be expert on almost everything
>.
FWIW: I've been through a more Hurricanes in my lifetime than your cursory Orlando experience and as a retiree
, I've had plenty of time to watch the weather channels today (it impacts me directly).
To your incorrect point--it won't hit the Coast narrowly as you suggest as the Weather Channel is suggesting that this storm will expand greatly as it gets to the Coast (thus, surge and wind field from Naples up to north of Tampa).
This is a 100 year type storm that has reached wind levels almost never experienced in the Gulf/Atlantic Basin and with storm surge targeted to be significant along almost the entire West Coast of Florida (graph below from National Hurricane Center).
As noted, Milton will impact almost the entire Florida peninsula through winds, storm surge, power failures and rain (ie Jax could get 18") with major damage/storm surge not only on the West Coast but also to the East Coast including Daytona Beach through Jax up to SE Ga.
The only densely populated area in Florida that will miss most of the challenges will be the Miami area (people in jeopardy need to go there or more preferably to Atlanta and definitely not to Orlando. Orlando is typically is not a good city to be during major Hurricanes due to flooding coupled with usual significant tree damage...south Fl does much better because their Palm tree profiles handle wind much better).
NHC's latest graph: Naples to Tampa will see storm surges that are both life threatening and also residence damaging.
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