Recreational Report
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE

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Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service North Platte NE
321 AM CDT Tue Oct 7 2025

NEZ057-072100-
Lake McConaughy-
321 AM CDT Tue Oct 7 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MCCONAUGHY...

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

.TODAY...Southwest winds 4 to 6 mph shifting to the south 6 to
10 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 63. Waters
smooth to a light chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 16 mph. Mostly clear. Lows around
44. Waters a moderate chop.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 12 to 22 mph increasing to 20 to 22 mph
in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 mph. Partly sunny. Highs around
65. Waters choppy.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 14 to 20 mph decreasing to
10 to 16 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 51. Waters
choppy becoming a moderate chop after midnight.

$$

NEZ027-038-072100-
Calamus Reservoir-
321 AM CDT Tue Oct 7 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR CALAMUS RESERVOIR...

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

.TODAY...West winds 4 to 8 mph. Sunny. Patchy fog in the morning.
Highs around 65. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.TONIGHT...South winds 4 to 8 mph. Mostly clear. Lows around 42.
Waters smooth to a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Breezy. South winds 14 to 24 mph increasing to 22 to
28 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 63. Waters
rough becoming very rough in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 18 to 22 mph decreasing to 16 to
18 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy. Lows around 50. Waters
choppy.

$$

XXZ059-072100-
Sutherland Reservoir-
321 AM CDT Tue Oct 7 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR...

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

.TODAY...South winds 4 to 6 mph. Sunny. Patchy fog in the
morning. Highs around 65. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.TONIGHT...South winds 6 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 14 mph
after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 43. Waters a light chop
becoming a moderate chop after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 12 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to 22 mph
in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 mph. Partly sunny. Highs around
64. Waters choppy.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 18 to 20 mph becoming south
12 to 18 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy. Lows around 49.
Waters choppy.

$$

XXZ059-072100-
Lake Maloney-
321 AM CDT Tue Oct 7 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MALONEY...

...CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...Southwest winds 4 to 6 mph. Sunny. Patchy fog in the
morning. Highs around 64. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.TONIGHT...South winds 6 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 12 mph
after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 43. Waters a light
chop.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 14 to 20 mph increasing to 18 to 22 mph
in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 mph. Partly sunny. Highs around
61. Waters choppy.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 14 to 18 mph. Partly cloudy.
Lows around 49. Waters choppy.

$$

XXZ069-072100-
Enders Reservoir-
321 AM CDT Tue Oct 7 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR ENDERS RESERVOIR...

...CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...Southwest winds around 6 mph shifting to the southeast
6 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Patchy fog in the morning.
Highs around 65. Waters smooth to a light chop becoming a light
chop in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 8 to 10 mph shifting to the south
10 to 14 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 43. Waters
a light chop becoming a moderate chop after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 12 to 18 mph increasing to 18 to 20 mph
in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 mph. Mostly cloudy in the
morning then becoming mostly sunny. Highs around 68. Waters
choppy.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 14 to 18 mph with gusts to
near 30 mph decreasing to 8 to 14 mph after midnight. Mostly
clear. Lows around 49. Waters choppy becoming a moderate chop
after midnight.

$$

NEZ094-005-024-072100-
Merritt Reservoir-
321 AM CDT Tue Oct 7 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR MERRITT RESERVOIR...

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

.TODAY...West winds 4 to 6 mph. Sunny. Patchy fog in the morning.
Highs around 64. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 6 to 12 mph shifting to the south
10 to 14 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 44. Waters
a light chop becoming a moderate chop after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Breezy. South winds 14 to 22 mph increasing to 20 to
26 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 35 mph. Sunny. Highs around
68. Waters choppy becoming rough in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 18 to 22 mph decreasing to 14 to
20 mph after midnight. Gusts up to 35 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 50. Waters choppy.

$$

XXZ071-072100-
Red Willow Reservoir-
321 AM CDT Tue Oct 7 2025

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

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

.TODAY...Southwest winds around 4 mph increasing to southeast
6 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Patchy fog in the morning.
Highs around 66. Waters smooth becoming a light chop in the
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly clear. Lows around
43. Waters a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph increasing to south
20 to 24 mph in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Highs around 65.
Waters choppy becoming rough in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 16 to 20 mph decreasing to
12 to 14 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy. Lows around 50.
Waters choppy becoming a moderate chop after midnight.

$$

XXZ071-072100-
Medicine Creek Reservoir-
321 AM CDT Tue Oct 7 2025

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

.TODAY...Northeast winds around 4 mph shifting to the southeast
4 to 6 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Patchy fog in the morning.
Highs around 67. Waters smooth becoming smooth to a light chop in
the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly clear. Lows around
43. Waters a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 16 mph increasing to 16 to
18 mph with gusts to near 30 mph in the afternoon. Partly sunny.
Highs around 65. Waters a moderate chop becoming choppy in the
afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 14 to 18 mph decreasing to
10 to 14 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy. Lows around 50.
Waters choppy becoming a moderate chop after midnight.

$$

XXZ059-072100-
Jeffrey Reservoir-
321 AM CDT Tue Oct 7 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR JEFFREY RESERVOIR...

...CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...Southwest winds around 4 mph shifting to the south
around 6 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 65. Waters
smooth becoming smooth to a light chop in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...South winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to 8 to 10 mph
after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 42. Waters a light
chop.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 20 mph increasing to 18 to 22 mph
in the afternoon. Mostly sunny in the morning then becoming
mostly cloudy. Highs around 62. Waters choppy.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 12 to 18 mph. Partly cloudy.
Lows around 49. Waters choppy.

$$

&&

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