Well... whenever a really bad storm was heading in, we always just got the ship underway and weathered it at sea... :-) Maybe that's not the best advice this time though, unless the boat is really fast. :-)
Yeah, if I lived down in the Keys, I'd keep a capable and fast boat handy. Far and away it would be the safest way out. 'Course, you'd have to pick up a car at some point. But that Keys highway (US 1, the only way out) is extremely unreliable and prone to being blocked by even a single accident.
Tell you the truth, I wouldn't want to weather this hurricane in even a USCG cutter. Remember when that small windjammer cruise ship sank with all hands during Mitch?
Good night, Ramius, going to get some sleep.
See you tomorrow, probably.