If you’ve followed this tournament you’ve probably noticed we’ve had serious wind at Ross Barnett and Ridgeland, Miss. The National Weather Service reports winds yesterday were blowing at a sustained level of 31 miles per hour, with gusts of 41. Currently it’s blowing at 18 to 20 with gusts of 40 mph.
There’s a big storm front moving in from the west that could impact Championship Sunday. The National Weather Service has issued a “Hazardous Weather Outlook” for Sunday with the following description:
“100 percent chance of severe thunderstorms. Some severe, will produce tremendous rainfall… Life-threatening flash flooding is expected with these storms,” with pockets receiving 4 to 6 inches of rain.
Bassmaster tournament officials are in communication with the National Weather Service and will make a decision about Sunday fishing either this evening or early Sunday morning. Per Bassmaster Elite Series rules, if Sunday is cancelled the tournament would finish on Monday, with projected times of a 6:00 a.m. take-off and the first fish weighed in at 2 p.m.
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