170  
SXUS44 KJAN 202000  
RECJAN  
 
RECREATIONAL FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS  
300 PM CDT WED MAY 20 2026  
 
MSZ043-049-210900-  
ROSS BARNETT RESERVOIR-  
300 PM CDT WED MAY 20 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR THE ROSS BARNETT RESERVOIR
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE NIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTHEAST 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. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WATERS A MODERATE CHOP,  
WITH CHOPPIEST WATERS IN THE UPPER RESERVOIR.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. WATERS A MODERATE CHOP, WITH CHOPPIEST WATERS IN  
THE UPPER RESERVOIR.  
 

 
 
MSZ030-031-210900-  
COLUMBUS LAKE-  
300 PM CDT WED MAY 20 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR COLUMBUS LAKE
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
NORTH 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
 
LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH 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 SMOOTH, BECOMING A LIGHT CHOP IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WATERS SMOOTH, BECOMING A LIGHT CHOP AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. WATERS A MODERATE CHOP, WITH CHOPPIEST WATERS IN  
THE NORTH.  
 

 
 
MSZ052-210900-  
OKATIBBEE LAKE-  
300 PM CDT WED MAY 20 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR OKATIBBEE LAKE
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
LIGHT WINDS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WATERS SMOOTH.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTH 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.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. SHOWERS LIKELY DURING THE NIGHT. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WATERS A LIGHT  
CHOP.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. WATERS A MODERATE CHOP, WITH CHOPPIEST WATERS IN  
THE NORTH.  
 

 
 
MSZ026-210900-  
GRENADA LAKE-  
300 PM CDT WED MAY 20 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR GRENADA LAKE
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS DURING  
THE NIGHT. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING,  
THEN SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WATERS SMOOTH, BECOMING A LIGHT CHOP AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. WATERS A MODERATE CHOP, WITH CHOPPIEST WATERS IN  
THE NORTH.  
 

 
 
ARZ075-LAZ009-016-MSZ018-034-040-047-210900-  
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND NEARBY LAKES NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20-  
300 PM CDT WED MAY 20 2026  
 
...THE FORECAST FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND NEARBY LAKES NORTH  
OF INTERSTATE 20...  
   
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WATERS A MODERATE CHOP, WITH CHOPPIEST WATERS IN  
THE SOUTH.    
THURSDAY
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WATERS A MODERATE CHOP, WITH  
CHOPPIEST WATERS IN THE WEST.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. SHOWERS LIKELY  
AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS AND A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WATERS A MODERATE  
CHOP, WITH CHOPPIEST WATERS IN THE NORTH.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. A  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE DAY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN  
THE AFTERNOON. WATERS A MODERATE CHOP, WITH CHOPPIEST WATERS IN  
THE NORTH.  
 

 
 
LAZ016-025-026-MSZ047-053-059-060-210900-  
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND NEARBY LAKES SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 20-  
300 PM CDT WED MAY 20 2026  
 
...THE FORECAST FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND NEARBY LAKES SOUTH  
OF INTERSTATE 20...  
   
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP, DECREASING TO WATERS  
SMOOTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH 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. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. WATERS A MODERATE CHOP, WITH CHOPPIEST WATERS IN  
THE NORTH.  
 

 
 
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