Dive summary:

• Sometimes more is not necessarily more, it appears, because the state of Florida says more wind does not necessarily mean more wind pressure on buildings as far as design standards are concerned.
• The state's 2010 edition of its building code, which went into effect in March 2012, raises the design speed for wind along the coast from 130 or 140 mph to 160 or 170 mph.
•  Jeffrey B. Stone, the state building commissioner, writes that revisions to the ASCE design standards factor in the higher speeds in a way that means the design forces that walls and roofs have to withstand has not changed for most buildings.

From the article:

“This could be causing some confusion among designers,” says Brad Douglas, PE, vice president of engineering for the American Wood Council.... “If designers are using the new wind speeds with their old design tables or software, they are making a costly mistake.” ...