Recreational Report
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE

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Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service North Platte NE
1206 PM CDT Fri Oct 17 2025

NEZ057-172100-
Lake McConaughy-
1206 PM CDT Fri Oct 17 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MCCONAUGHY...

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

.TODAY...West winds 10 to 20 mph. Sunny. Highs around 65. Waters
choppy.
.TONIGHT...West winds 6 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 16 mph
after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 42. Waters a light chop
becoming a moderate chop after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Breezy. Northwest winds 16 to 26 mph increasing to
20 to 28 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. A slight chance of showers
in the morning. The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Highs
around 53. Waters rough becoming very rough in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 12 to 18 mph becoming west 4 to
10 mph after midnight. Clear. Lows around 34. Waters choppy
becoming a light chop after midnight.

$$

NEZ027-038-172100-
Calamus Reservoir-
1206 PM CDT Fri Oct 17 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR CALAMUS RESERVOIR...

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

.TODAY...West winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to 10 to 14 mph in the
afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 67. Waters a light chop becoming a
moderate chop in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...West winds 4 to 8 mph. Mostly clear. A slight chance
of showers after midnight. The chance of precipitation
20 percent. Lows around 42. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.SATURDAY...Breezy. Northwest winds 16 to 26 mph increasing to
22 to 28 mph with gusts to near 40 mph in the afternoon. Mostly
cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly sunny. A slight chance
of showers. The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Highs around
55. Waters rough becoming very rough in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph becoming west 6 to
10 mph after midnight. Clear. Lows around 33. Waters choppy
becoming a light chop after midnight.

$$

XXZ059-172100-
Sutherland Reservoir-
1206 PM CDT Fri Oct 17 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR...

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

.TODAY...West winds 10 to 16 mph. Sunny. Highs around 67. Waters
a moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...West winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly clear. Lows around 40.
Waters a light chop.
.SATURDAY...Breezy. Northwest winds 14 to 24 mph increasing to
20 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 57.
Waters rough.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 16 mph becoming west 4 to
6 mph after midnight. Clear. Lows around 32. Waters a moderate
chop becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.

$$

XXZ059-172100-
Lake Maloney-
1206 PM CDT Fri Oct 17 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MALONEY...

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

.TODAY...West winds 8 to 14 mph. Sunny. Highs around 67. Waters a
moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...West winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly clear. Lows around 40.
Waters a light chop.
.SATURDAY...Breezy. Northwest winds 14 to 24 mph increasing to
18 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 56.
Waters rough.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 8 to 14 mph shifting to the
west 6 to 10 mph after midnight. Clear. Lows around 32. Waters a
moderate chop becoming a light chop after midnight.

$$

XXZ069-172100-
Enders Reservoir-
1206 PM CDT Fri Oct 17 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR ENDERS RESERVOIR...

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

.TODAY...Northwest winds 6 to 12 mph. Sunny. Highs around 70.
Waters a light chop.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 4 to 6 mph shifting to the west 4 to
10 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 42. Waters
smooth to a light chop becoming a light chop after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Breezy. Northwest winds 14 to 24 mph increasing to
20 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 60. Waters
rough.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 12 to 18 mph becoming west 4 to
6 mph after midnight. Clear. Lows around 33. Waters choppy
becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.

$$

NEZ094-005-024-172100-
Merritt Reservoir-
1206 PM CDT Fri Oct 17 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR MERRITT RESERVOIR...

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

.TODAY...West winds 10 to 16 mph. Sunny. Highs around 67. Waters
a moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...West winds 6 to 10 mph. Partly cloudy in the evening
then becoming mostly cloudy. A chance of showers after midnight.
The chance of precipitation 40 percent. Lows around 39. Waters a
light chop.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph increasing to 18 to
24 mph in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy in the morning then
clearing. A chance of showers in the morning. The chance of
precipitation 50 percent. Highs around 54. Waters choppy becoming
rough in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 16 mph becoming west 6 to
10 mph after midnight. Clear. Lows around 30. Waters a moderate
chop becoming a light chop after midnight.

$$

XXZ071-172100-
Red Willow Reservoir-
1206 PM CDT Fri Oct 17 2025

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

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

.TODAY...Northwest winds 8 to 14 mph. Sunny. Highs around 70.
Waters a moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 4 to 6 mph shifting to the west 6 to
10 mph after midnight. Clear. Lows around 41. Waters smooth to a
light chop becoming a light chop after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Windy. Northwest winds 16 to 26 mph increasing to
22 to 32 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 62. Waters
rough becoming very rough in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph becoming west
around 6 mph after midnight. Clear. Lows around 33. Waters choppy
becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.

$$

XXZ071-172100-
Medicine Creek Reservoir-
1206 PM CDT Fri Oct 17 2025

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

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

.TODAY...Northwest winds 6 to 12 mph. Sunny. Highs around 72.
Waters a light chop.
.TONIGHT...West winds around 6 mph. Clear. Lows around 42. Waters
smooth to a light chop.
.SATURDAY...Breezy. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph increasing to
18 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 63.
Waters choppy becoming rough in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 12 to 18 mph becoming west
around 6 mph after midnight. Clear. Lows around 33. Waters choppy
becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.

$$

XXZ059-172100-
Jeffrey Reservoir-
1206 PM CDT Fri Oct 17 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR JEFFREY RESERVOIR...

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

.TODAY...Northwest winds 8 to 14 mph. Sunny. Highs around 67.
Waters a moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 4 to 6 mph shifting to the west 4 to
10 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 41. Waters
smooth to a light chop becoming a light chop after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Breezy. Northwest winds 14 to 24 mph increasing to
18 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 58.
Waters rough.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 16 mph becoming west 4 to
6 mph after midnight. Clear. Lows around 32. Waters a moderate
chop becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.

$$

&&

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