My wife and I have lived in Florida since 1984. We enjoy a south facing lanai. The primary reason is that in the winter, the house blocks the cool/cold north wind and the sun keeps things warmer on that side of the house, so it's pleasant sitting there when the front of the house is cool/cold and blustery.
In the summer, the sun is too high in the sky to make much difference one way or the other, you're shaded either way. You get more rain in the lanai facing south, that's the trade-off. Rain rarely comes from the north here.
There is no advantage one way or another regarding hurricanes as to which way your house faces, in my opinion.
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