158  
SXUS44 KJAN 051833  
RECJAN  
 
RECREATIONAL FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS  
133 PM CDT TUE MAY 5 2026  
 
MSZ043-049-060900-  
ROSS BARNETT RESERVOIR-  
133 PM CDT TUE MAY 5 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR THE ROSS BARNETT RESERVOIR
 
   
..CAUTION IS ADVISED TONIGHT
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. WATERS CHOPPY, WITH  
CHOPPIEST WATERS IN THE UPPER RESERVOIR.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS  
LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE. WATERS  
A MODERATE CHOP, WITH CHOPPIEST WATERS IN THE UPPER RESERVOIR.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE EVENING. SHOWERS  
DURING THE NIGHT. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOME  
THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE.  
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP, WITH CHOPPIEST WATERS IN THE UPPER  
RESERVOIR, BECOMING A MODERATE CHOP, WITH CHOPPIEST WATERS IN THE  
EAST, ESPECIALLY NEAR THE CAUSEWAY AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS DURING THE DAY.  
WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.  
 

 
 
MSZ030-031-060900-  
COLUMBUS LAKE-  
133 PM CDT TUE MAY 5 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR COLUMBUS LAKE
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WATERS A MODERATE CHOP, WITH  
CHOPPIEST WATERS IN THE NORTH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS  
WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. SOME THUNDERSTORMS  
MAY BE SEVERE. WATERS A MODERATE CHOP, WITH CHOPPIEST WATERS IN  
THE NORTH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE  
EVENING, THEN SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE. WATERS A MODERATE  
CHOP, WITH CHOPPIEST WATERS IN THE EAST, BECOMING A MODERATE  
CHOP, WITH CHOPPIEST WATERS IN THE SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WATERS  
A LIGHT CHOP.  
 

 
 
MSZ052-060900-  
OKATIBBEE LAKE-  
133 PM CDT TUE MAY 5 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR OKATIBBEE LAKE
 
   
..CAUTION IS ADVISED TONIGHT
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. WATERS CHOPPY, WITH  
CHOPPIEST WATERS IN THE NORTH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. PATCHY FOG IN THE  
MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY  
BE SEVERE. WATERS A MODERATE CHOP, WITH CHOPPIEST WATERS IN THE  
NORTH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. THUNDERSTORMS  
LIKELY IN THE EVENING. SHOWERS DURING THE NIGHT. A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE.  
SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE. WATERS A MODERATE CHOP, WITH  
CHOPPIEST WATERS IN THE EAST.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
IN THE AFTERNOON. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.  
 

 
 
MSZ026-060900-  
GRENADA LAKE-  
133 PM CDT TUE MAY 5 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR GRENADA LAKE
 
   
..CAUTION IS ADVISED TONIGHT
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WATERS CHOPPY, WITH  
CHOPPIEST WATERS IN THE NORTH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS WITH  
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE  
SEVERE. WATERS A MODERATE CHOP, WITH CHOPPIEST WATERS IN THE  
EAST.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. SHOWERS AND A CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. COOLER. SOME  
THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.  
WATERS SMOOTH.  
 

 
 
ARZ075-LAZ009-016-MSZ018-034-040-047-060900-  
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND NEARBY LAKES NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20-  
133 PM CDT TUE MAY 5 2026  
 
...THE FORECAST FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND NEARBY LAKES NORTH  
OF INTERSTATE 20...   
..EXTREME CAUTION IS ADVISED TONIGHT
 
   
..CAUTION IS ADVISED WEDNESDAY
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. A SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WATERS ROUGH, WITH ROUGHEST  
WATERS IN THE NORTH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS WITH  
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE  
SEVERE. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE. WATERS CHOPPY, WITH  
CHOPPIEST WATERS IN THE EAST.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. SHOWERS AND A CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. COOLER. SOME  
THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE.  
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP, WITH CHOPPIEST WATERS IN THE SOUTH.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WATERS  
A LIGHT CHOP.  
 

 
 
LAZ016-025-026-MSZ047-053-059-060-060900-  
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND NEARBY LAKES SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 20-  
133 PM CDT TUE MAY 5 2026  
 
...THE FORECAST FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND NEARBY LAKES SOUTH  
OF INTERSTATE 20...   
..CAUTION IS ADVISED TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. WATERS CHOPPY, WITH  
CHOPPIEST WATERS IN THE NORTH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE.  
SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE. WATERS CHOPPY, WITH CHOPPIEST  
WATERS IN THE NORTH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE  
EVENING. SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE  
SEVERE. WATERS A MODERATE CHOP, WITH CHOPPIEST WATERS IN THE  
NORTH, BECOMING A MODERATE CHOP, WITH CHOPPIEST WATERS IN THE  
EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS DURING THE DAY.  
A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. COOLER. WATERS A  
LIGHT CHOP.  
 

 
 
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