898  
SXUS44 KJAN 200939  
RECJAN  
 
RECREATIONAL FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS  
439 AM CDT WED MAY 20 2026  
 
MSZ043-049-202100-  
ROSS BARNETT RESERVOIR-  
439 AM CDT WED MAY 20 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR THE ROSS BARNETT RESERVOIR
 
 
   
TODAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS DURING THE  
NIGHT. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP, DECREASING TO WATERS SMOOTH AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS  
LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WATERS  
SMOOTH.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.  
 

 
 
MSZ030-031-202100-  
COLUMBUS LAKE-  
439 AM CDT WED MAY 20 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR COLUMBUS LAKE
 
 
   
TODAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND A  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. A CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS DURING THE  
NIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WATERS A  
LIGHT CHOP, DECREASING TO WATERS SMOOTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
THURSDAY
 
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH IN THE  
AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WATERS SMOOTH.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. SHOWERS LIKELY DURING THE NIGHT. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WATERS SMOOTH.  
 

 
 
MSZ052-202100-  
OKATIBBEE LAKE-  
439 AM CDT WED MAY 20 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR OKATIBBEE LAKE
 
 
   
TODAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WATERS A  
LIGHT CHOP.    
TONIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS DURING THE  
NIGHT. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP, DECREASING TO WATERS SMOOTH AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS  
LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WATERS  
SMOOTH.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. SHOWERS LIKELY DURING THE NIGHT. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WATERS SMOOTH.  
 

 
 
MSZ026-202100-  
GRENADA LAKE-  
439 AM CDT WED MAY 20 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR GRENADA LAKE
 
 
   
TODAY
 
LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WATERS SMOOTH,  
BECOMING A LIGHT CHOP IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT
 
LIGHT WINDS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.  
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS DURING THE NIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WATERS SMOOTH.    
THURSDAY
 
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS  
LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WATERS  
SMOOTH.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. SHOWERS LIKELY  
AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS AND A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WATERS SMOOTH.  
 

 
 
ARZ075-LAZ009-016-MSZ018-034-040-047-202100-  
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND NEARBY LAKES NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20-  
439 AM CDT WED MAY 20 2026  
 
...THE FORECAST FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND NEARBY LAKES NORTH  
OF INTERSTATE 20...  
   
TODAY
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH IN THE  
AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS DURING THE DAY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE AFTERNOON. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS DURING  
THE NIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WATERS A LIGHT  
CHOP.    
THURSDAY
 
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WATERS SMOOTH.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. SHOWERS DURING THE NIGHT. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.  
 

 
 
LAZ016-025-026-MSZ047-053-059-060-202100-  
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND NEARBY LAKES SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 20-  
439 AM CDT WED MAY 20 2026  
 
...THE FORECAST FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND NEARBY LAKES SOUTH  
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. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
TONIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS DURING THE  
NIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WATERS A  
LIGHT CHOP, DECREASING TO WATERS SMOOTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. WATERS SMOOTH.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. SHOWERS AND A CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WATERS SMOOTH.  
 

 
 
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