651  
SXUS44 KJAN 201202  
RECJAN  
 
RECREATIONAL FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS  
702 AM CDT THU AUG 20 2026  
 
MSZ043-049-202100-  
ROSS BARNETT RESERVOIR-  
702 AM CDT THU AUG 20 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR THE ROSS BARNETT RESERVOIR
 
 
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT  
THIS EVENING...  
   
TODAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WATERS A MODERATE CHOP, WITH  
CHOPPIEST WATERS IN THE EAST.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
FRIDAY
 
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WATERS SMOOTH.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. WATERS SMOOTH.  
 

 
 
MSZ030-031-202100-  
COLUMBUS LAKE-  
702 AM CDT THU AUG 20 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR COLUMBUS LAKE
 
 
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT  
THIS EVENING...  
   
TODAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. PATCHY SMOKE IN THE  
MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. A CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP,  
DECREASING TO WATERS SMOOTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WATERS SMOOTH.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. WATERS SMOOTH.  
 

 
 
MSZ052-202100-  
OKATIBBEE LAKE-  
702 AM CDT THU AUG 20 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR OKATIBBEE LAKE
 
 
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT  
THIS EVENING...  
   
TODAY
 
WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WATERS SMOOTH.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. WATERS SMOOTH.  
 

 
 
MSZ026-202100-  
GRENADA LAKE-  
702 AM CDT THU AUG 20 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR GRENADA LAKE
 
 
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT  
THIS EVENING...  
   
TODAY
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. A CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP,  
DECREASING TO WATERS SMOOTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. WATERS SMOOTH.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. WATERS SMOOTH.  
 

 
 
ARZ075-LAZ009-016-MSZ018-034-040-047-202100-  
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND NEARBY LAKES NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20-  
702 AM CDT THU AUG 20 2026  
 
...THE FORECAST FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND NEARBY LAKES NORTH  
OF INTERSTATE 20...  
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT  
THIS EVENING...  
   
TODAY
 
SOUTHWEST 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  
EAST.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.  
WATERS A LIGHT CHOP, DECREASING TO WATERS SMOOTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 

 
 
LAZ016-025-026-MSZ047-053-059-060-202100-  
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND NEARBY LAKES SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 20-  
702 AM CDT THU AUG 20 2026  
 
...THE FORECAST FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND NEARBY LAKES SOUTH  
OF INTERSTATE 20...  
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT  
THIS EVENING...  
   
TODAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
FRIDAY
 
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WATERS SMOOTH.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. WATERS SMOOTH.  
 

 
 
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