gilbert made landfall for a second time on the island of cozumel, and subsequently made landfall on mexico's yucatán peninsula on september 14 as a category 5 hurricane, making it the first category 5 hurricane to make landfall in the atlantic basin since hurricane david hit hispanola in 1979; the minimum pressure at landfall in cozumel was estimated to be 900 mbar (26.6 inhg), along with maximum sustained winds of 160 mph (260 km/h). the storm weakened quickly while crossing land before it emerged into the gulf of mexico as a category 2 hurricane. gilbert restrengthened rapidly, however, and made landfall for a final time as a category 3 hurricane near la pesca, tamaulipas on september 16, with winds of about .