Hurricane Gilbert (1988)
Sep 8, 6:00 PM UTC – Sep 20, 12:00 AM UTC (11.3 days)
- Peak
- Hurricane, Category 5
- Max sustained wind
- 185 mph (160 kt)
- Lowest pressure
- 888 mb
- Landfalls
- 3
Track
- Hurricane
- Tropical Storm
- Tropical Depression
- Other
- Large white-ringed dots: landfall
Landfalls
- Sep 12, 5:00 PM UTC · 17.8°N 76.8°W · Hurricane · 130 mph · 960 mb
- Sep 14, 3:00 PM UTC · 20.7°N 87.0°W · Hurricane · 160 mph · 900 mb
- Sep 16, 10:00 PM UTC · 24.2°N 97.8°W · Hurricane · 125 mph · 955 mb
Every track point (49)
| UTC | Status | Position | Wind kt | mb | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988-09-08 18:00 | TD | 12.0°N 54.0°W | 25 | 1008 | |
| 1988-09-09 00:00 | TD | 12.7°N 55.6°W | 25 | 1007 | |
| 1988-09-09 06:00 | TD | 13.3°N 57.1°W | 30 | 1006 | |
| 1988-09-09 12:00 | TD | 14.0°N 58.6°W | 30 | 1005 | |
| 1988-09-09 18:00 | TS | 14.5°N 60.1°W | 35 | 1004 | |
| 1988-09-10 00:00 | TS | 14.8°N 61.5°W | 40 | 1002 | |
| 1988-09-10 06:00 | TS | 15.0°N 62.8°W | 45 | 998 | |
| 1988-09-10 12:00 | TS | 15.3°N 64.1°W | 50 | 995 | |
| 1988-09-10 18:00 | TS | 15.7°N 65.4°W | 55 | 992 | |
| 1988-09-11 00:00 | HU | 15.9°N 66.8°W | 65 | 989 | |
| 1988-09-11 06:00 | HU | 16.2°N 68.0°W | 80 | 982 | |
| 1988-09-11 12:00 | HU | 16.1°N 69.5°W | 95 | 975 | |
| 1988-09-11 18:00 | HU | 16.2°N 70.7°W | 100 | 970 | |
| 1988-09-12 00:00 | HU | 16.8°N 72.0°W | 105 | 964 | |
| 1988-09-12 06:00 | HU | 17.3°N 73.7°W | 110 | 962 | |
| 1988-09-12 12:00 | HU | 17.6°N 75.3°W | 110 | 960 | |
| 1988-09-12 17:00 | HU | 17.8°N 76.8°W | 115 | 960 | Landfall |
| 1988-09-12 18:00 | HU | 17.9°N 76.9°W | 110 | 960 | |
| 1988-09-13 00:00 | HU | 18.2°N 78.5°W | 110 | 960 | |
| 1988-09-13 06:00 | HU | 18.5°N 79.7°W | 115 | 952 | |
| 1988-09-13 12:00 | HU | 18.8°N 81.1°W | 125 | 934 | |
| 1988-09-13 18:00 | HU | 19.4°N 82.5°W | 140 | 905 | |
| 1988-09-14 00:00 | HU | 19.7°N 83.8°W | 160 | 888 | |
| 1988-09-14 06:00 | HU | 19.9°N 85.3°W | 155 | 889 | |
| 1988-09-14 12:00 | HU | 20.4°N 86.5°W | 145 | 892 | |
| 1988-09-14 15:00 | HU | 20.7°N 87.0°W | 140 | 900 | Landfall |
| 1988-09-14 18:00 | HU | 20.9°N 87.8°W | 130 | 925 | |
| 1988-09-15 00:00 | HU | 21.3°N 89.5°W | 100 | 944 | |
| 1988-09-15 06:00 | HU | 21.6°N 90.7°W | 90 | 949 | |
| 1988-09-15 12:00 | HU | 21.9°N 91.7°W | 85 | 950 | |
| 1988-09-15 18:00 | HU | 22.1°N 92.8°W | 90 | 950 | |
| 1988-09-16 00:00 | HU | 22.5°N 93.8°W | 100 | 949 | |
| 1988-09-16 06:00 | HU | 22.9°N 94.8°W | 110 | 946 | |
| 1988-09-16 12:00 | HU | 23.7°N 95.9°W | 115 | 948 | |
| 1988-09-16 18:00 | HU | 23.9°N 97.0°W | 115 | 950 | |
| 1988-09-16 22:00 | HU | 24.2°N 97.8°W | 110 | 955 | Landfall |
| 1988-09-17 00:00 | HU | 24.4°N 98.2°W | 80 | 964 | |
| 1988-09-17 06:00 | TS | 24.8°N 99.3°W | 50 | 988 | |
| 1988-09-17 12:00 | TS | 25.0°N 100.5°W | 35 | 996 | |
| 1988-09-17 18:00 | TD | 25.4°N 101.9°W | 30 | 1000 | |
| 1988-09-18 00:00 | TD | 26.0°N 103.2°W | 30 | 1002 | |
| 1988-09-18 06:00 | TD | 27.6°N 103.7°W | 30 | 1004 | |
| 1988-09-18 12:00 | TD | 29.3°N 102.6°W | 25 | 1003 | |
| 1988-09-18 18:00 | TD | 31.5°N 101.3°W | 25 | 1003 | |
| 1988-09-19 00:00 | TD | 33.2°N 99.7°W | 25 | 1002 | |
| 1988-09-19 06:00 | TD | 35.8°N 97.7°W | 25 | 1001 | |
| 1988-09-19 12:00 | TD | 37.7°N 93.2°W | 25 | 999 | |
| 1988-09-19 18:00 | EX | 40.2°N 89.9°W | 25 | 998 | |
| 1988-09-20 00:00 | EX | 43.4°N 86.5°W | 25 | 995 |
From the National Hurricane Center's best-track archive (HURDAT2), its post-season reanalysis; values can differ from the advisories issued at the time. Source: hurdat2-1851-2025-092326.txt, hurdat2-nepac-1949-2025-092926.txt.