982  
SXUS44 KJAN 181312  
RECJAN  
 
RECREATIONAL FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS  
812 AM CDT THU JUN 18 2026  
 
MSZ043-049-182100-  
ROSS BARNETT RESERVOIR-  
812 AM CDT THU JUN 18 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR THE ROSS BARNETT RESERVOIR  
 
   
TODAY  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.  
A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS DURING THE DAY.  
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY  
PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE IN THE  
MORNING. WATERS A MODERATE CHOP, WITH CHOPPIEST WATERS IN THE  
UPPER RESERVOIR.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL.  
WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
FRIDAY  
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL.  
WATERS SMOOTH.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE NIGHT. SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WATERS SMOOTH.  
 
 
 
MSZ030-031-182100-  
COLUMBUS LAKE-  
812 AM CDT THU JUN 18 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR COLUMBUS LAKE  
 
   
TODAY  
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE  
MORNING. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE DAY. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS DURING THE NIGHT. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WATERS SMOOTH.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE  
MORNING. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE DAY. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WATERS SMOOTH.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
LIGHT WINDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. WATERS SMOOTH.  
 
 
 
MSZ052-182100-  
OKATIBBEE LAKE-  
812 AM CDT THU JUN 18 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR OKATIBBEE LAKE  
 
   
TODAY  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.  
A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS DURING THE DAY.  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE  
HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE AFTERNOON. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE  
IN THE MORNING. WATERS A MODERATE CHOP, WITH CHOPPIEST WATERS IN  
THE NORTH.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN  
THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE NIGHT. SHOWERS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY  
PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
FRIDAY  
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY  
RAINFALL. WATERS SMOOTH.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
LIGHT WINDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. WATERS SMOOTH.  
 
 
 
MSZ026-182100-  
GRENADA LAKE-  
812 AM CDT THU JUN 18 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR GRENADA LAKE  
 
   
TODAY  
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING.  
A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE DAY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN  
THE AFTERNOON. WATERS SMOOTH.    
TONIGHT  
LIGHT WINDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOCALLY  
HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. WATERS SMOOTH.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE  
MORNING. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE DAY. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WATERS SMOOTH.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
LIGHT WINDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WATERS SMOOTH.  
 
 
 
ARZ075-LAZ009-016-MSZ018-034-040-047-182100-  
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND NEARBY LAKES NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20-  
812 AM CDT THU JUN 18 2026  
 
...THE FORECAST FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND NEARBY LAKES NORTH  
OF INTERSTATE 20...  
   
TODAY  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
MORNING. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE DAY. SHOWERS LIKELY  
IN THE AFTERNOON. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL.  
WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS DURING  
THE NIGHT. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL IN  
THE EVENING. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WATERS SMOOTH.    
FRIDAY  
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL.  
WATERS SMOOTH.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN  
THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE NIGHT. SHOWERS  
LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WATERS SMOOTH.  
 
 
 
LAZ016-025-026-MSZ047-053-059-060-182100-  
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND NEARBY LAKES SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 20-  
812 AM CDT THU JUN 18 2026  
 
...THE FORECAST FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND NEARBY LAKES SOUTH  
OF INTERSTATE 20...  
   
TODAY  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL IN  
THE MORNING. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WATERS A MODERATE CHOP, WITH CHOPPIEST WATERS IN THE  
NORTH.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL.  
WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE DAY. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY  
PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN  
THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE NIGHT. SHOWERS  
LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WATERS SMOOTH.  
 
 
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