 Hurricane Faith reached the northernmost latitude and had the longest track of any Atlantic tropical cyclone . The sixth named storm and fifth hurricane of the 1966 Atlantic hurricane season , Faith developed from an area of disturbed weather between Cape Verde and the west coast of Africa on August 21 . Tracking westward , the depression gradually intensified and became Tropical Storm Faith on the following day . Moving westward across the Atlantic Ocean , it continued to slowly strengthen , reaching hurricane status early on August 23 . About 42 hours later , Faith reached an initial peak with winds of 105 mph ( 165 km / h ) , before weakening slightly on August 26 . Located near the Lesser Antilles , the outer bands of Faith produced gale force winds in the region , especially Puerto Rico , the Virgin Islands , and Antigua . Minor coastal damage occurred as far south as Trinidad and Tobago . 
