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Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Jackson MS
545 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024

MSZ043-049-172100-
Ross Barnett Reservoir-
545 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024

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

.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the west in the
afternoon. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms in the
morning. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall in the
morning. Waters a moderate chop, with choppiest waters in the
upper reservoir, becoming a moderate chop, with choppiest waters
in the east, especially near the causeway in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...South winds around 10 mph. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the evening. A slight chance of showers during
the night. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall in the
evening. Waters a light chop.
.SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 mph. Scattered thunderstorms in
the morning. Scattered showers during the day. Scattered
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce
heavy rainfall in the morning. Waters a light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 mph. Waters a light chop.

$$

MSZ030-031-172100-
Columbus Lake-
545 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024

...THE FORECAST FOR COLUMBUS LAKE...

.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Showers likely in the
morning. A slight chance of thunderstorms during the day. A
slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Some thunderstorms may
produce heavy rainfall. Waters a moderate chop, with choppiest
waters in the west.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 mph. A slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the evening. A chance of showers after
midnight. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall in the
evening. Waters a light chop.
.SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 15 mph. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then numerous showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waters a moderate chop, with
choppiest waters in the east.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Isolated showers
and thunderstorms in the evening. Waters a light chop.

$$

MSZ052-172100-
Okatibbee Lake-
545 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024

...THE FORECAST FOR OKATIBBEE LAKE...

.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the west in the
afternoon. Showers and a chance of thunderstorms in the morning,
then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall. Waters
a moderate chop, with choppiest waters in the north, becoming a
moderate chop, with choppiest waters in the east in the
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 mph. A chance of showers and
a slight chance of thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may produce
heavy rainfall. Waters a light chop.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then numerous showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce
heavy rainfall in the morning. Waters a moderate chop, with
choppiest waters in the east.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 10 mph. Waters a light
chop.

$$

MSZ026-172100-
Grenada Lake-
545 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024

...THE FORECAST FOR GRENADA LAKE...

.TODAY...East winds around 10 mph. Showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Some thunderstorms may
produce heavy rainfall in the morning. Waters a light chop.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph becoming light. A chance
of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall after midnight.
Waters a light chop, decreasing to waters smooth after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the northwest
in the afternoon. Scattered showers in the morning. Scattered
thunderstorms during the day. Numerous showers in the afternoon.
Waters a light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 mph becoming light. Waters
a light chop, decreasing to waters smooth after midnight.

$$

ARZ075-LAZ009-016-MSZ018-034-040-047-172100-
Mississippi River and nearby lakes north of Interstate 20-
545 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024

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

.TODAY...East winds around 10 mph shifting to the north in the
afternoon. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers in the
morning. A slight chance of thunderstorms during the day. A
slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Some thunderstorms may
produce heavy rainfall. Waters a light chop.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 mph. A slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall.
Waters a light chop.
.SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the northwest in
the afternoon. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Waters a
moderate chop, with choppiest waters in the east.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 mph. Waters a light chop.

$$

LAZ016-025-026-MSZ047-053-059-060-172100-
Mississippi River and nearby lakes south of Interstate 20-
545 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024

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

.TODAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. A chance of showers in the
morning. A slight chance of thunderstorms during the day. A
slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Some thunderstorms may
produce heavy rainfall in the morning. Some thunderstorms may be
severe with heavy rainfall in the afternoon. Waters a moderate
chop, with choppiest waters in the south.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 mph. A slight chance of showers in
the evening. A slight chance of thunderstorms during the night. A
chance of showers after midnight. Some thunderstorms may produce
heavy rainfall in the evening. Some thunderstorms may be severe
with heavy rainfall after midnight. Waters a light chop.
.SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 mph. Scattered thunderstorms in
the morning. Scattered showers during the day. Scattered
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce
heavy rainfall in the morning. Waters a light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Waters a light
chop.

$$