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This is the current conditions weather report for Gulfport. The report was made 20 minutes ago, at 10:53 UTC. The wind was blowing at a speed of 16 miles per hour / 25.9 kilometers per hour with gusts up to 16 miles per hour / 25.9 kilometers per hour from the north northwest (340°). The temperature was 45°F / 7°C, with a dew-point at 45°F / 7°C. The temperature felt like 37°F / 3°C. The atmospheric pressure was 30.03 inHg / 1018 hPa. The relative humidity was 61%. The skies were clear.

Gulfport is the second largest city in Mississippi. It is the larger (population wise) of two principal cities of the Gulfport-Biloxi, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, Mississippi Combined Statistical Area. As of the 2000 census, the city of Gulport had a total population of 71,127. Gulfport is co-county seat with Biloxi of Harrison County, Mississippi.

Gulfport is located at 30.401641, -89.076169. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city had a total area of 166.4 km² (64.2 mi²). 147.4 km² (56.9 mi²) of it is land and 19.0 km² (7.3 mi²) of it is water. The total area was 11.40% water. It is unknown at this time what effect Hurricane Katrina has had on these figures.

In the city the population age was spread out with 26.0% under the age of 18, 11.1% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 98.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.1 males.

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