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Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
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559 SXUS43 KLBF 171728 RECLBF SXUS43 KLBF 171728 RECLBF Recreational Forecast National Weather Service North Platte NE 1228 PM CDT Thu Jul 17 2025 NEZ057-172100- Lake McConaughy- 1228 PM CDT Thu Jul 17 2025 ...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MCCONAUGHY... ...CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 18 mph increasing to south 14 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Cloudy in the morning then becoming partly sunny. Highs around 73. Waters choppy. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 16 to 22 mph decreasing to 14 to 18 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 63. Waters choppy. .FRIDAY...South winds 12 to 16 mph decreasing to 10 to 12 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 87. Waters a moderate chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 6 to 12 mph. Partly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms in the evening. The chance of precipitation 30 percent. Lows around 65. Waters a light chop. $$ NEZ027-038-172100- Calamus Reservoir- 1228 PM CDT Thu Jul 17 2025 ...THE FORECAST FOR CALAMUS RESERVOIR... .TODAY...East winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to southeast 12 to 14 mph in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Highs around 73. Waters a light chop becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 12 to 14 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 62. Waters a moderate chop. .FRIDAY...South winds 12 to 18 mph. Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly sunny. Highs around 86. Waters choppy. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 6 to 12 mph. Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms. The chance of precipitation 50 percent. Lows around 65. Waters a light chop. $$ XXZ059-172100- Sutherland Reservoir- 1228 PM CDT Thu Jul 17 2025 ...THE FORECAST FOR SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR... .TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 14 mph increasing to south 14 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly sunny. Highs around 77. Waters a moderate chop becoming choppy in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...South winds 14 to 16 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 62. Waters a moderate chop. .FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 14 mph. Sunny. Highs around 93. Waters a moderate chop. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 6 to 10 mph. Partly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms in the evening. The chance of precipitation 30 percent. Lows around 65. Waters a light chop. $$ XXZ059-172100- Lake Maloney- 1228 PM CDT Thu Jul 17 2025 ...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MALONEY... .TODAY...East winds 10 to 12 mph shifting to the south around 14 mph in the afternoon. Cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly sunny. Highs around 75. Waters a light chop becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...South winds around 14 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 62. Waters a moderate chop. .FRIDAY...South winds 14 to 16 mph decreasing to 10 to 14 mph in the afternoon. Partly sunny in the morning then clearing. Highs around 92. Waters a moderate chop. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 6 to 10 mph. Partly cloudy. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Lows around 64. Waters a light chop. $$ XXZ069-172100- Enders Reservoir- 1228 PM CDT Thu Jul 17 2025 ...THE FORECAST FOR ENDERS RESERVOIR... .TODAY...East winds 8 to 14 mph increasing to southeast 14 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Cloudy in the morning then becoming partly sunny. Patchy drizzle in the morning. Highs around 78. Waters a moderate chop becoming choppy in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...South winds 14 to 18 mph decreasing to 12 to 14 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 63. Waters choppy becoming a moderate chop after midnight. .FRIDAY...South winds 8 to 12 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the morning. Sunny. Highs around 95. Waters a light chop. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 6 to 10 mph. Partly cloudy. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Lows around 65. Waters a light chop. $$ NEZ094-005-024-172100- Merritt Reservoir- 1228 PM CDT Thu Jul 17 2025 ...THE FORECAST FOR MERRITT RESERVOIR... .TODAY...Southeast winds 8 to 14 mph increasing to south 14 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Highs around 76. Waters a moderate chop becoming choppy in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...South winds 14 to 18 mph with gusts to near 30 mph. Partly cloudy. Lows around 62. Waters choppy. .FRIDAY...South winds 12 to 16 mph shifting to the northwest 10 to 12 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 89. Waters a moderate chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. The chance of precipitation 40 percent. Lows around 64. Waters a light chop. $$ XXZ071-172100- Red Willow Reservoir- 1228 PM CDT Thu Jul 17 2025 ...THE FORECAST FOR RED WILLOW RESERVOIR... .TODAY...East winds 12 to 14 mph shifting to the southeast 14 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Cloudy in the morning then becoming partly sunny. Highs around 77. Waters a moderate chop becoming choppy in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 12 to 16 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 63. Waters a moderate chop. .FRIDAY...South winds 12 to 14 mph. Sunny. Highs around 94. Waters a moderate chop. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 6 to 12 mph shifting to the east 6 to 8 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Lows around 65. Waters a light chop becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight. $$ XXZ071-172100- Medicine Creek Reservoir- 1228 PM CDT Thu Jul 17 2025 ...THE FORECAST FOR MEDICINE CREEK RESERVOIR... .TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 14 mph. Cloudy in the morning then becoming partly sunny. Highs around 77. Waters a moderate chop. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 12 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 63. Waters a light chop. .FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 14 mph. Partly sunny in the morning then clearing. Highs around 94. Waters a moderate chop. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 6 to 10 mph. Partly cloudy. A slight chance of thunderstorms. The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Lows around 65. Waters a light chop. $$ XXZ059-172100- Jeffrey Reservoir- 1228 PM CDT Thu Jul 17 2025 ...THE FORECAST FOR JEFFREY RESERVOIR... .TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 14 mph. Mostly cloudy. Highs around 76. Waters a moderate chop. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 14 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 62. Waters a moderate chop. .FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 14 mph. Mostly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Highs around 92. Waters a moderate chop. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 6 to 10 mph. Partly cloudy. A slight chance of thunderstorms. The chance of precipitation 30 percent. Lows around 65. Waters a light chop. $$ && Note: Wind and wave action are for ice free areas in winter.