It is really beyond comprehension how much power of destruction a storm like that brings. Anyone that lives on the coast anywhere near the equator is at risk of a similar storm. It is part of the price they pay for living there.
It looks like Patricia is now the strongest hurricane on record.
Look what a storm that did not even rate hurricane status did to New Jersey.
It will be bad but it did not sneak up on anyone. They have plenty of time to get to higher ground and away from the coast.