Journalism about hurricanes is pretty much always beyond worthless. Just read the discussions released by the NOAA if you are interested in what's going on.
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCDAT3+shtml/282052...
Yeah, only the weather channel truly understood the assignment: send your least favorite reporter and camera person directly to Florida to see if they blow away or not
150 mph sustained wind speed:
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at3+shtml/281957.s...