000  
SXUS44 KJAN 091246  
RECJAN  
 
RECREATIONAL FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS  
646 AM CST FRI JAN 9 2026  
 
MSZ043-049-092200-  
ROSS BARNETT RESERVOIR-  
646 AM CST FRI JAN 9 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR THE ROSS BARNETT RESERVOIR
 
   
..CAUTION IS ADVISED SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT
 
 
   
TODAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH  
AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
MORNING. SHOWERS DURING THE DAY. THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH HEAVY RAINFALL.  
SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH HEAVY RAINFALL. WATERS A  
MODERATE CHOP, WITH CHOPPIEST WATERS IN THE UPPER RESERVOIR,  
DECREASING TO WATERS SMOOTH IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 10 TO  
15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE EVENING.  
SHOWERS DURING THE NIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE  
EVENING. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP, BECOMING A MODERATE CHOP, WITH  
CHOPPIEST WATERS IN THE EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WATERS CHOPPY, WITH CHOPPIEST  
WATERS IN THE LOWER RESERVOIR.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. MUCH COLDER.  
WATERS CHOPPY, WITH CHOPPIEST WATERS IN THE LOWER RESERVOIR.  
 

 
 
MSZ030-031-092200-  
COLUMBUS LAKE-  
646 AM CST FRI JAN 9 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR COLUMBUS LAKE
 
   
..CAUTION IS ADVISED TODAY
 
 
   
TODAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH, DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SOME  
THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE IN  
THE MORNING. WATERS CHOPPY, WITH CHOPPIEST WATERS IN THE NORTH,  
BECOMING A LIGHT CHOP IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT
 
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SOME  
THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE IN THE EVENING. WATERS SMOOTH.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WATERS A MODERATE CHOP, WITH CHOPPIEST  
WATERS IN THE SOUTH.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH  
IN THE EVENING. MUCH COLDER. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.  
 

 
 
MSZ052-092200-  
OKATIBBEE LAKE-  
646 AM CST FRI JAN 9 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR OKATIBBEE LAKE
 
 
   
TODAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE MORNING. SHOWERS DURING THE DAY. THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH HEAVY RAINFALL.  
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE IN THE MORNING. WATERS A MODERATE  
CHOP, WITH CHOPPIEST WATERS IN THE NORTH.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE  
EVENING. SHOWERS DURING THE NIGHT. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH HEAVY  
RAINFALL IN THE EVENING. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WATERS A MODERATE CHOP, WITH CHOPPIEST WATERS IN THE  
EAST.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO  
20 MPH IN THE EVENING. MUCH COLDER. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.  
 

 
 
MSZ026-092200-  
GRENADA LAKE-  
646 AM CST FRI JAN 9 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR GRENADA LAKE
 
 
   
TODAY
 
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND  
5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS LIKELY 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  
EAST, DECREASING TO WATERS SMOOTH IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. SHOWERS DURING THE NIGHT. A CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. COLDER. WATERS A  
LIGHT CHOP.  
 

 
 
ARZ075-LAZ009-016-MSZ018-034-040-047-092200-  
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND NEARBY LAKES NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20-  
646 AM CST FRI JAN 9 2026  
 
...THE FORECAST FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND NEARBY LAKES NORTH  
OF INTERSTATE 20...  
   
TODAY
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 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. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE. SOME  
THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP, DECREASING TO  
WATERS SMOOTH IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN  
THE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. COOLER.  
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP, WITH CHOPPIEST WATERS IN THE SOUTH.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. COLDER. WATERS A  
LIGHT CHOP.  
 

 
 
LAZ016-025-026-MSZ047-053-059-060-092200-  
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND NEARBY LAKES SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 20-  
646 AM CST FRI JAN 9 2026  
 
...THE FORECAST FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND NEARBY LAKES SOUTH  
OF INTERSTATE 20...  
   
TODAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH  
AROUND 5 MPH 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 WITH HEAVY  
RAINFALL. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH HEAVY RAINFALL.  
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP, WITH CHOPPIEST WATERS IN THE NORTH,  
DECREASING TO WATERS SMOOTH IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT
 
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 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 WITH HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE EVENING.  
WATERS SMOOTH, BECOMING A LIGHT CHOP AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WATERS A MODERATE CHOP, WITH  
CHOPPIEST WATERS IN THE SOUTH.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. MUCH COLDER. WATERS A  
MODERATE CHOP, WITH CHOPPIEST WATERS IN THE SOUTH.  
 

 
 
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