Recreational Report
Issued by NWS Jackson, MS

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Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Jackson MS
217 PM CDT Fri Oct 2 2026

MSZ043-049-030900-
Ross Barnett Reservoir-
217 PM CDT Fri Oct 2 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR THE ROSS BARNETT RESERVOIR...

.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 mph. A slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the evening. Patchy fog after midnight.
Waters a moderate chop, with choppiest waters in the west.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 mph. A slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waters a light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 mph. A chance of showers and
a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Showers likely
after midnight. Waters a light chop.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Showers during the day. A
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waters a light chop.

$$

MSZ030-031-030900-
Columbus Lake-
217 PM CDT Fri Oct 2 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR COLUMBUS LAKE...

.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 mph becoming light. Patchy fog
after midnight. Waters a light chop, decreasing to waters smooth
after midnight.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 mph. A chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waters a light
chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 mph becoming light. A chance
of showers in the evening. A slight chance of thunderstorms
during the night. Showers likely after midnight. Waters a light
chop, decreasing to waters smooth after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers likely and a
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waters a light chop.

$$

MSZ052-030900-
Okatibbee Lake-
217 PM CDT Fri Oct 2 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR OKATIBBEE LAKE...

.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 mph becoming light. A slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Patchy fog after
midnight. Waters a light chop, decreasing to waters smooth after
midnight.
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 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 moderate
chop, with choppiest waters in the west.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph becoming light. A
chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the
evening, then showers after midnight. Waters a light chop,
decreasing to waters smooth after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the morning. Showers during the day. A chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waters a light chop.

$$

MSZ026-030900-
Grenada Lake-
217 PM CDT Fri Oct 2 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR GRENADA LAKE...

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Patchy fog after
midnight. Waters a light chop.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 mph. A slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waters a light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. A chance of
showers in the evening. A slight chance of thunderstorms during
the night. Showers likely after midnight. Waters a light chop.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Showers likely in the
morning, then a chance of showers and a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waters a light chop.

$$

ARZ075-LAZ009-016-MSZ018-034-040-047-030900-
Mississippi River and nearby lakes north of Interstate 20-
217 PM CDT Fri Oct 2 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 during the night. Patchy fog after
midnight. Waters a moderate chop, with choppiest waters in the
south.
.SATURDAY...Northeast 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.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. A chance of
showers in the evening. A slight chance of thunderstorms during
the night. Showers likely after midnight. Waters a moderate chop,
with choppiest waters in the south.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Showers likely and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Waters a moderate chop, with
choppiest waters in the south.

$$

LAZ016-025-026-MSZ047-053-059-060-030900-
Mississippi River and nearby lakes south of Interstate 20-
217 PM CDT Fri Oct 2 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND NEARBY LAKES SOUTH
OF INTERSTATE 20...

.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 mph. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Patchy fog after midnight. Waters a
light chop.
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 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 moderate
chop, with choppiest waters in the west.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the evening. Showers likely during the night.
Waters a light chop.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the morning. Showers likely during the day. A
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waters a light chop.

$$