416  
SXUS44 KJAN 051450  
RECJAN  
 
RECREATIONAL FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS  
950 AM CDT TUE MAY 5 2026  
 
MSZ043-049-052100-  
ROSS BARNETT RESERVOIR-  
950 AM CDT TUE MAY 5 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR THE ROSS BARNETT RESERVOIR  
   
..CAUTION IS ADVISED TODAY...TONIGHT  
 
   
TODAY  
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. WATERS CHOPPY, WITH CHOPPIEST  
WATERS IN THE UPPER RESERVOIR.    
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 AND A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS 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.  
 
 
 
MSZ030-031-052100-  
COLUMBUS LAKE-  
950 AM CDT TUE MAY 5 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR COLUMBUS LAKE  
   
..CAUTION IS ADVISED TODAY  
 
   
TODAY  
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. WATERS CHOPPY, WITH CHOPPIEST  
WATERS IN THE NORTH.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
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  
AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 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. 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, BECOMING A MODERATE CHOP, WITH CHOPPIEST WATERS IN THE  
SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 
 
 
MSZ052-052100-  
OKATIBBEE LAKE-  
950 AM CDT TUE MAY 5 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR OKATIBBEE LAKE  
   
..CAUTION IS ADVISED TODAY...TONIGHT  
 
   
TODAY  
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. WATERS CHOPPY, WITH CHOPPIEST  
WATERS IN THE NORTH.    
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  
LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 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.  
 
 
 
MSZ026-052100-  
GRENADA LAKE-  
950 AM CDT TUE MAY 5 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR GRENADA LAKE  
   
..CAUTION IS ADVISED TONIGHT  
 
   
TODAY  
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
DURING THE DAY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WATERS A MODERATE CHOP, WITH CHOPPIEST WATERS IN THE  
NORTH.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS DURING  
THE NIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WATERS CHOPPY,  
WITH CHOPPIEST WATERS IN THE NORTH.    
WEDNESDAY  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. SHOWERS LIKELY 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  
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.  
 
 
 
ARZ075-LAZ009-016-MSZ018-034-040-047-052100-  
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND NEARBY LAKES NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20-  
950 AM CDT TUE MAY 5 2026  
 
...THE FORECAST FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND NEARBY LAKES NORTH  
OF INTERSTATE 20...   
..EXTREME CAUTION IS ADVISED TODAY...TONIGHT  
   
..CAUTION IS ADVISED WEDNESDAY  
 
   
TODAY  
BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WATERS ROUGH, WITH ROUGHEST WATERS IN  
THE NORTH.    
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.  
 
 
 
LAZ016-025-026-MSZ047-053-059-060-052100-  
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND NEARBY LAKES SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 20-  
950 AM CDT TUE MAY 5 2026  
 
...THE FORECAST FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND NEARBY LAKES SOUTH  
OF INTERSTATE 20...   
..EXTREME CAUTION IS ADVISED TODAY  
   
..CAUTION IS ADVISED TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY  
 
   
TODAY  
BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. WATERS ROUGH, WITH  
ROUGHEST WATERS IN THE NORTH.    
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. SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS  
LIKELY 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. 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 NORTH,  
BECOMING A MODERATE CHOP, WITH CHOPPIEST WATERS IN THE EAST AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.  
 
 
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