1988 AL season · AL081988 · Archived

Gilbert

Archived record: full track, peak intensity, and the model guidance issued at the time.

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Peak intensity
Category 5
Peak winds
184 mph
Lowest pressure
888 mb
Track points
49

Observed track

Time (UTC) Position Winds Pressure Stage
Sep 20 00:00 43.4, -86.5 29 mph 995 mb Tropical Depression
Sep 19 18:00 40.2, -89.9 29 mph 998 mb Tropical Depression
Sep 19 12:00 37.7, -93.2 29 mph 999 mb Tropical Depression
Sep 19 06:00 35.8, -97.7 29 mph 1001 mb Tropical Depression
Sep 19 00:00 33.2, -99.7 29 mph 1002 mb Tropical Depression
Sep 18 18:00 31.5, -101.3 29 mph 1003 mb Tropical Depression
Sep 18 12:00 29.3, -102.6 29 mph 1003 mb Tropical Depression
Sep 18 06:00 27.6, -103.7 35 mph 1004 mb Tropical Depression
Sep 18 00:00 26.0, -103.2 35 mph 1002 mb Tropical Depression
Sep 17 18:00 25.4, -101.9 35 mph 1000 mb Tropical Depression
Sep 17 12:00 25.0, -100.5 40 mph 996 mb Tropical Storm
Sep 17 06:00 24.8, -99.3 58 mph 988 mb Tropical Storm
Sep 17 00:00 24.4, -98.2 92 mph 964 mb Category 1
Sep 16 22:00 24.2, -97.8 127 mph 955 mb Category 3
Sep 16 18:00 23.9, -97.0 132 mph 950 mb Category 4
Sep 16 12:00 23.7, -95.9 132 mph 948 mb Category 4
Sep 16 06:00 22.9, -94.8 127 mph 946 mb Category 3
Sep 16 00:00 22.5, -93.8 115 mph 949 mb Category 3
Sep 15 18:00 22.1, -92.8 104 mph 950 mb Category 2
Sep 15 12:00 21.9, -91.7 98 mph 950 mb Category 2
Sep 15 06:00 21.6, -90.7 104 mph 949 mb Category 2
Sep 15 00:00 21.3, -89.5 115 mph 944 mb Category 3
Sep 14 18:00 20.9, -87.8 150 mph 925 mb Category 4
Sep 14 15:00 20.7, -87.0 161 mph 900 mb Category 5