Bill.Satellite wrote:
Things are looking worse for the East Coast of FL. The eye may come on shore at Ft. Pierce and run the coast all the way up near Daytona. It should be "at least" a Cat 4 when it comes on shore but they are not ruling out the chance that it could be a Cat 5. I made it past Baton Rouge yesterday and I will stop in the Gold Beach area of AL to wait out the storm. Once it gets to GA we will head in. Then we just have to watch out as it makes a loop and heads back to FL next week.
Be sure to check with the Florida Highway Patrol after the storm passes to find out what roads are open to get you to Melbourne. Depending on damage, it may take days or weeks for the major roads to open to allow incoming traffic. You may have to drive south along the West Coast of Florida and then loop over to Melbourne. This link may help:
Fla road alerts