Hurricane Opal was the fifteenth named storm, tenth hurricane, and fourth major hurricane of the 1995 Atlantic hurricane season. Opal formed on September 27 just off the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula. Opal moved slowly across the Yucatan Peninsula, emerging into the southern Gulf of Mexico on September 30. Opal moved north-northeast, ultimately attaining Category 4 status with winds of 150 mph. Opal weakened before landfall, however, and it made landfall near Santa Rosa Island, Florida on October 4 as a Category 3 hurricane with winds of 115 mph. Opal dissipated on October 6.