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Marine Thunderstorm Wind January 25, 2026 · Mississippi Sound, Gulf of Mexico

43 mph

Measured gust (37 kt)

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What the National Weather Service wrote

The NOS station on Petit Bois Island measured a thunderstorm wind gust of 43 mph or 37 knots.

The wider storm

A cold front moved east across the coastal waters of southeast Louisiana and coastal Mississippi during the morning of January 25th. A line of showers and thunderstorms developed along and just ahead of the front within a moist and moderately unstable airmass. As the line progressed eastward, embedded cells within this line produced severe wind gusts at multiple locations of the local marine areas.

Began near Petis Bois Island Station (ptbm6) (30.2100, -88.5000).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1311399. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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