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This is a close up view of the U.S. coast line.  If this storm approached the U.S. coast, the image also includes the track of Tropical Storm / Hurricane "GUSTAV".  The official National Hurricane Center records indicate this tropical system became a "Named Storm" or Tropical Storm on Friday, August 24, 1990 .  The maximum strength for this storm on the Saffir-Simpson Scale was "CAT 3".  The initial location of this storm was Latitude 12.6, Longitude -45.9. This storm was downgraded to a Tropical Depression or dissipated on Monday, September 03, 1990.

Maximum Category

CAT 3

Max. sustained wind speed (knots)

105

Minimum Central Pressure

956

Max. sustained wind speed (mph)

121

U.S. Landfall?

No    

Source: National Hurricane Center

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