Fork Pickens Florida...Sept 18th. Other options?

I would stick to your plan, that area of Florida got pretty much misses.
By 9/18 I would expect that the Over Seas highway to Key West will be open and the Keys will be open for business. Florida, is well versed in how to deal with the aftermath of a Hurricane.

Heck, less than a week after Wilma in 2005, we flew into Ft. Lauderdale and drove down to Key West, and they had taken a good hit from Wilma. We didn't see any closed business, and had a great time.