539  
SXUS44 KJAN 192332  
RECJAN  
 
RECREATIONAL FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS  
632 PM CDT WED AUG 19 2026  
 
MSZ043-049-200900-  
ROSS BARNETT RESERVOIR-  
632 PM CDT WED AUG 19 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR THE ROSS BARNETT RESERVOIR
 
   
..HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CDT THURSDAY
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. PATCHY SMOKE DURING THE NIGHT.  
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP, WITH CHOPPIEST WATERS IN THE UPPER  
RESERVOIR.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. A SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. WATERS SMOOTH.    
FRIDAY
 
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WATERS SMOOTH.  
 

 
 
MSZ030-031-200900-  
COLUMBUS LAKE-  
632 PM CDT WED AUG 19 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR COLUMBUS LAKE
 
   
..HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING
 
   
..HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CDT THURSDAY
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. PATCHY SMOKE IN THE  
MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WATERS SMOOTH.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WATERS SMOOTH.    
FRIDAY
 
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS DURING THE DAY.  
A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WATERS SMOOTH.  
 

 
 
MSZ052-200900-  
OKATIBBEE LAKE-  
632 PM CDT WED AUG 19 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR OKATIBBEE LAKE
 
   
..HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING
 
   
..HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CDT THURSDAY
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
THURSDAY
 
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WATERS SMOOTH.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. A SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. WATERS SMOOTH.    
FRIDAY
 
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WATERS SMOOTH.  
 

 
 
MSZ026-200900-  
GRENADA LAKE-  
632 PM CDT WED AUG 19 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR GRENADA LAKE
 
   
..HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING
 
   
..HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CDT THURSDAY
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WATERS SMOOTH.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS DURING THE  
NIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WATERS  
SMOOTH.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH IN  
THE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
DURING THE DAY. WATERS SMOOTH.  
 

 
 
ARZ075-LAZ009-016-MSZ018-034-040-047-200900-  
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND NEARBY LAKES NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20-  
632 PM CDT WED AUG 19 2026  
 
...THE FORECAST FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND NEARBY LAKES NORTH  
OF INTERSTATE 20...   
..HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CDT THURSDAY
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. WATERS A MODERATE CHOP, WITH  
CHOPPIEST WATERS IN THE NORTH.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WATERS SMOOTH.    
FRIDAY
 
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH IN THE  
AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WATERS SMOOTH, BECOMING A LIGHT CHOP IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 

 
 
LAZ016-025-026-MSZ047-053-059-060-200900-  
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND NEARBY LAKES SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 20-  
632 PM CDT WED AUG 19 2026  
 
...THE FORECAST FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND NEARBY LAKES SOUTH  
OF INTERSTATE 20...   
..HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CDT THURSDAY
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. WATERS SMOOTH.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. WATERS SMOOTH.    
FRIDAY
 
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WATERS SMOOTH.  
 

 
 
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