 A ship in the western Caribbean Sea reported a tropical storm on October 2 . The storm moved north @-@ northwestward and entered the Gulf of Mexico early on the following day . Late on October 3 , it peaked with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph ( 95 km / h ) . The storm re @-@ curved eastward while situated over the northeastern Gulf of Mexico . At 0000 UTC on October 5 , this system made landfall in modern @-@ day Largo , Florida at the same intensity . Thereafter , the storm headed northeastward , until becoming extratropical early on October 6 , while located offshore Georgia . 
