777  
SXUS44 KJAN 060633  
RECJAN  
 
RECREATIONAL FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS  
132 AM CDT WED MAY 6 2026  
 
MSZ043-049-062100-  
ROSS BARNETT RESERVOIR-  
132 AM CDT WED MAY 6 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR THE ROSS BARNETT RESERVOIR
 
 
   
TODAY
 
SOUTH 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 IN THE AFTERNOON. WATERS A MODERATE CHOP, WITH CHOPPIEST  
WATERS IN THE UPPER RESERVOIR.    
TONIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 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 LIGHT CHOP.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. WATERS SMOOTH.  
 

 
 
MSZ030-031-062100-  
COLUMBUS LAKE-  
132 AM CDT WED MAY 6 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR COLUMBUS LAKE
 
 
   
TODAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE  
MORNING. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
MORNING, THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. SOME  
THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE IN THE AFTERNOON. WATERS A LIGHT  
CHOP.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS  
LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE.  
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE IN THE EVENING. WATERS A LIGHT  
CHOP.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. WATERS SMOOTH.  
 

 
 
MSZ052-062100-  
OKATIBBEE LAKE-  
132 AM CDT WED MAY 6 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR OKATIBBEE LAKE
 
 
   
TODAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WATERS A MODERATE CHOP, WITH CHOPPIEST WATERS IN THE  
NORTH.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE EVENING,  
THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE  
IN THE EVENING. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. WATERS SMOOTH.  
 

 
 
MSZ026-062100-  
GRENADA LAKE-  
132 AM CDT WED MAY 6 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR GRENADA LAKE
 
 
   
TODAY
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH IN THE  
AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS  
DURING THE DAY. THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. SOME  
THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE IN THE AFTERNOON. WATERS A LIGHT  
CHOP, DECREASING TO WATERS SMOOTH IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS  
MAY BE SEVERE. WATERS SMOOTH.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. WATERS SMOOTH.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
LIGHT WINDS. WATERS SMOOTH.  
 

 
 
ARZ075-LAZ009-016-MSZ018-034-040-047-062100-  
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND NEARBY LAKES NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20-  
132 AM CDT WED MAY 6 2026  
 
...THE FORECAST FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND NEARBY LAKES NORTH  
OF INTERSTATE 20...  
   
TODAY
 
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
MORNING. SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. SOME  
THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE IN THE AFTERNOON. WATERS A MODERATE  
CHOP, WITH CHOPPIEST WATERS IN THE EAST, BECOMING A MODERATE  
CHOP, WITH CHOPPIEST WATERS IN THE SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE  
SEVERE. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. WATERS SMOOTH.  
 

 
 
LAZ016-025-026-MSZ047-053-059-060-062100-  
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND NEARBY LAKES SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 20-  
132 AM CDT WED MAY 6 2026  
 
...THE FORECAST FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND NEARBY LAKES SOUTH  
OF INTERSTATE 20...  
   
TODAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP, WITH CHOPPIEST WATERS IN THE NORTH.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH  
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 LIGHT CHOP.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. A SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WATERS SMOOTH.  
 

 
 
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