Recreational Report
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE

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Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service North Platte NE
141 PM CDT Fri Oct 10 2025

NEZ057-102100-
Lake McConaughy-
141 PM CDT Fri Oct 10 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MCCONAUGHY...

...CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...East winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to southeast 10 to
18 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny in the morning then
becoming mostly cloudy. Highs around 71. Waters a light chop
becoming choppy in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 14 to 20 mph. Cloudy. A slight chance
of thunderstorms. The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Lows
around 57. Waters choppy.
.SATURDAY...South winds 14 to 20 mph. Partly sunny. Highs around
77. Waters choppy.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 8 to 14 mph. Mostly cloudy in the
evening then clearing. Lows around 55. Waters a moderate chop.

$$

NEZ027-038-102100-
Calamus Reservoir-
141 PM CDT Fri Oct 10 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR CALAMUS RESERVOIR...

...EXTREME CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES SATURDAY AND
SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...North winds 6 to 12 mph shifting to the east 10 to
12 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 72. Waters a
light chop.
.TONIGHT...East winds 6 to 10 mph increasing to southeast 10 to
16 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of
thunderstorms after midnight. The chance of precipitation
20 percent. Lows around 53. Waters a light chop becoming a
moderate chop after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Breezy. Southeast winds 18 to 26 mph increasing to
26 to 28 mph in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy in the morning then
becoming mostly sunny. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Highs around
75. Waters rough becoming very rough in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Breezy. Southeast winds 24 to 28 mph shifting
to the south 22 to 24 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. A chance
of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. The chance of
precipitation 30 percent. Lows around 62. Waters very rough
becoming rough after midnight.

$$

XXZ059-102100-
Sutherland Reservoir-
141 PM CDT Fri Oct 10 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR...

...CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES TONIGHT AND SATURDAY AND
SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...Northeast winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to southeast
12 to 14 mph in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Highs around 74.
Waters a light chop becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 12 to 14 mph increasing to 14 to
20 mph after midnight. Cloudy. A slight chance of thunderstorms
after midnight. The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Lows
around 56. Waters a moderate chop becoming choppy after midnight.
.SATURDAY...South winds 18 to 24 mph. Partly sunny. Highs around
82. Waters rough.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 18 to 22 mph decreasing to 12 to
18 mph after midnight. Gusts up to 30 mph. Mostly cloudy in the
evening then clearing. Lows around 57. Waters choppy.

$$

XXZ059-102100-
Lake Maloney-
141 PM CDT Fri Oct 10 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MALONEY...

...CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES TONIGHT AND SATURDAY AND
SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...Northeast winds 6 to 12 mph shifting to the southeast
10 to 14 mph in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Highs around 73.
Waters a light chop becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 14 mph increasing to 14 to
20 mph after midnight. Cloudy. A slight chance of thunderstorms
after midnight. The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Lows
around 55. Waters a moderate chop becoming choppy after midnight.
.SATURDAY...South winds 20 to 24 mph with gusts to near 35 mph.
Partly sunny. Highs around 80. Waters rough.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 18 to 24 mph decreasing to 14 to
20 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy in the evening then
clearing. Lows around 59. Waters rough becoming choppy after
midnight.

$$

XXZ069-102100-
Enders Reservoir-
141 PM CDT Fri Oct 10 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR ENDERS RESERVOIR...

...CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES SATURDAY AND SATURDAY
NIGHT...

.TODAY...Northeast winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to southeast
12 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Patchy fog in the
morning. Highs around 76. Waters a light chop becoming a moderate
chop in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 14 to 18 mph. Mostly cloudy. A slight
chance of thunderstorms. The chance of precipitation 20 percent.
Lows around 57. Waters choppy.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 14 to 20 mph increasing to south
20 to 24 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 84.
Waters choppy becoming rough in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 16 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to
18 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy in the evening then
clearing. Lows around 56. Waters choppy.

$$

NEZ094-005-024-102100-
Merritt Reservoir-
141 PM CDT Fri Oct 10 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR MERRITT RESERVOIR...

...CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES TONIGHT AND SATURDAY AND
SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...Southeast winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 12 mph
in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 74. Waters a light
chop.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 12 to 14 mph increasing to south 14 to
20 mph after midnight. Gusts up to 30 mph. Cloudy. A slight
chance of thunderstorms after midnight. The chance of
precipitation 20 percent. Lows around 55. Waters a moderate chop
becoming choppy after midnight.
.SATURDAY...South winds 18 to 22 mph. Partly sunny. A slight
chance of showers in the morning. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation
20 percent. Highs around 77. Waters choppy.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 12 to 20 mph. Mostly cloudy in the
evening then clearing. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
evening. The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Lows around 57.
Waters choppy.

$$

XXZ071-102100-
Red Willow Reservoir-
141 PM CDT Fri Oct 10 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR RED WILLOW RESERVOIR...

...EXTREME CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES SATURDAY AND
SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...Northeast winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to southeast
10 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 77.
Waters a light chop becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...East winds 12 to 14 mph shifting to the southeast
14 to 18 mph after midnight. Cloudy. A slight chance of showers
after midnight. The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Lows
around 57. Waters a moderate chop becoming choppy after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Windy. Southeast winds 16 to 24 mph increasing to
south 24 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around
84. Waters rough becoming very rough in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Breezy. South winds 24 to 26 mph decreasing to
14 to 22 mph after midnight. Gusts up to 35 mph. Mostly cloudy in
the evening then clearing. Lows around 61. Waters rough becoming
choppy after midnight.

$$

XXZ071-102100-
Medicine Creek Reservoir-
141 PM CDT Fri Oct 10 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR MEDICINE CREEK RESERVOIR...

...CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES SATURDAY AND SATURDAY
NIGHT...

.TODAY...Northeast winds around 8 mph shifting to the east 10 to
12 mph in the afternoon. Sunny in the morning then becoming
partly sunny. Highs around 78. Waters smooth to a light chop
becoming a light chop in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 14 mph. Mostly cloudy. A slight
chance of showers after midnight. The chance of precipitation
20 percent. Lows around 57. Waters a moderate chop.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 14 to 20 mph increasing to south
20 to 24 mph with gusts to near 35 mph in the afternoon. Mostly
sunny. Highs around 85. Waters choppy becoming rough in the
afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 20 to 22 mph decreasing to 14 to
20 mph after midnight. Gusts up to 35 mph. Partly cloudy. Lows
around 63. Waters choppy.

$$

XXZ059-102100-
Jeffrey Reservoir-
141 PM CDT Fri Oct 10 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR JEFFREY RESERVOIR...

...EXTREME CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES SATURDAY AND
CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...North winds 6 to 12 mph shifting to the east 10 to
12 mph in the afternoon. Sunny in the morning then becoming
partly sunny. Highs around 74. Waters a light chop.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 12 mph increasing to 10 to
18 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers
after midnight. The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Lows
around 55. Waters a light chop becoming choppy after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Breezy. Southeast winds 16 to 20 mph increasing to
south 20 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 35 mph. Partly
sunny. Highs around 81. Waters choppy becoming rough in the
afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 18 to 24 mph decreasing to 14 to
22 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy in the evening then
clearing. Lows around 60. Waters rough becoming choppy after
midnight.

$$

&&

Note: Wind and wave action are for ice free areas in winter.