I just came back from my folks house, coastal Ga, St. Simons Island. That curve in the coast has saved the Islands except Dora since the the 1890's, when 2 hit.
After studying the winds and the important bermuda high that aims hurricanes east, off coast. Here is the deal. The closer Mathew hugs south Florida, the more south it will strike up coast. That is why NC get so many, it sticks out. I have a bad feeling for the Golden Isles of Georgia the closer west this Hurricane hugs Florida. This couls be a disaster if it goes north 80 miles off coast for hundreds of miles. It will weaken it, but cause more damage over a larger area.