It's crazy how fast some of these storms can grow. Cat 4? What the hell. The gulf isn't THAT big. Not compared to the size of most hurricanes, it's basically just a puddle to cross, and yet I guess a very hot puddle that feeds them like crazy.
Glad that a friend about an hour outside Orlando shouldn't have much impact compared to the panhandle, but being on that east side of it... Yeah, I hope she hadn't started her outdoor Halloween decorating yet. Were it me, I'd be so annoyed to have to take it all down just in case.