I was in Vero the night Jeanne came ashore after it had turned East then circled back west. No doubt it was 8-9 hours of 75mph+ winds. Learned my lesson not to stay through any storm.
Like Ike, hit as a Cat 2 with Cat 4 storm surge. If this clears the Yucatán uprights (between Cuba and the peninsula, forgive the football analogy). The surge potential will be catastrophic. Nothing to slow down the wall of water.