Recreational Report
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE

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Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service North Platte NE
611 AM CDT Sun Sep 6 2026

NEZ057-062100-
Lake McConaughy-
611 AM CDT Sun Sep 6 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MCCONAUGHY...

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

.TODAY...Southeast winds 8 to 14 mph increasing to south 14 to
20 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 87. Waters a
moderate chop becoming choppy in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 14 to 20 mph. Partly cloudy. Lows
around 69. Waters choppy.
.LABOR DAY...South winds 12 to 16 mph decreasing to 8 to 14 mph
in the afternoon. Gusts up to 25 mph. Mostly sunny. Highs around
89. Waters a moderate chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 4 to 8 mph shifting to the west 4 to
6 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Showers and a chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. The chance of
precipitation 80 percent. Lows around 66. Waters smooth to a
light chop.

$$

NEZ027-038-062100-
Calamus Reservoir-
611 AM CDT Sun Sep 6 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR CALAMUS RESERVOIR...

...EXTREME CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES LABOR DAY AND
CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES MONDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...Southeast winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to 12 to 16 mph
in the afternoon. Partly sunny. A chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a slight chance of
showers in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation 40 percent.
Highs around 89. Waters a light chop becoming a moderate chop in
the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 12 to 14 mph increasing to 12 to
18 mph after midnight. Mostly clear in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows around 68. Waters a moderate chop becoming
choppy after midnight.
.LABOR DAY...Breezy. Southeast winds 18 to 28 mph shifting to the
south 24 to 28 mph with gusts to near 45 mph in the afternoon.
Mostly sunny. Highs around 93. Waters very rough.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 14 to 20 mph becoming southwest 8 to
14 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then
showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. The
chance of precipitation 80 percent. Lows around 69. Waters choppy
becoming a moderate chop after midnight.

$$

XXZ059-062100-
Sutherland Reservoir-
611 AM CDT Sun Sep 6 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR...

...CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES TONIGHT AND LABOR DAY...

.TODAY...Southeast winds 8 to 14 mph increasing to south 14 to
18 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the morning. The chance of precipitation
20 percent. Highs around 93. Waters a moderate chop becoming
choppy in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 14 to 20 mph. Partly cloudy. Lows
around 68. Waters choppy.
.LABOR DAY...South winds 18 to 20 mph decreasing to 14 to 20 mph
in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 mph. Mostly sunny. Highs around
97. Waters choppy.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 8 to 12 mph becoming southwest 4 to
8 mph after midnight. Showers and a chance of thunderstorms in
the evening, then showers likely and a slight chance of
thunderstorms after midnight. The chance of precipitation
80 percent. Lows around 66. Waters a light chop becoming smooth
to a light chop after midnight.

$$

XXZ059-062100-
Lake Maloney-
611 AM CDT Sun Sep 6 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MALONEY...

...CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES TONIGHT AND LABOR DAY...

.TODAY...South winds 10 to 14 mph increasing to 14 to 18 mph in
the afternoon. Mostly sunny. A chance of thunderstorms in the
morning. The chance of precipitation 30 percent. Highs around 92.
Waters a moderate chop becoming choppy in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 14 to 20 mph. Partly cloudy. Lows
around 68. Waters choppy.
.LABOR DAY...South winds 18 to 24 mph with gusts to near 35 mph.
Partly sunny in the morning then clearing. Highs around 97.
Waters rough.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 12 to 16 mph decreasing to 6 to
10 mph after midnight. Showers likely in the evening. A chance of
thunderstorms. Showers after midnight. The chance of
precipitation 80 percent. Lows around 67. Waters a moderate chop
becoming a light chop after midnight.

$$

XXZ069-062100-
Enders Reservoir-
611 AM CDT Sun Sep 6 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR ENDERS RESERVOIR...

...CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES TODAY AND LABOR DAY...

.TODAY...South winds 8 to 14 mph increasing to 14 to 20 mph in
the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 93. Waters a moderate
chop becoming choppy in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 14 to 18 mph with gusts to near
30 mph. Partly cloudy. Lows around 67. Waters choppy.
.LABOR DAY...South winds 14 to 20 mph with gusts to near 35 mph.
Mostly sunny. Highs around 98. Waters choppy.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 8 to 14 mph and gusty becoming north
4 to 6 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a
chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers
and a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. The chance
of precipitation 70 percent. Lows around 65. Waters a moderate
chop becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.

$$

NEZ094-005-024-062100-
Merritt Reservoir-
611 AM CDT Sun Sep 6 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR MERRITT RESERVOIR...

...CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES TONIGHT AND LABOR DAY...

.TODAY...South winds 8 to 14 mph increasing to 14 to 18 mph with
gusts to near 30 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 91.
Waters a moderate chop becoming choppy in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...South winds 14 to 20 mph. Partly cloudy in the evening
then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows around 67. Waters choppy.
.LABOR DAY...South winds 20 to 24 mph with gusts to near 35 mph
becoming southwest 12 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Partly sunny.
Highs around 93. Waters rough becoming choppy in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly cloudy. A
slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A chance of
showers. The chance of precipitation 40 percent. Lows around 65.
Waters a light chop.

$$

XXZ071-062100-
Red Willow Reservoir-
611 AM CDT Sun Sep 6 2026

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

...EXTREME CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES LABOR DAY AND
CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES TODAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...Southeast winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to south 14 to
20 mph in the afternoon. Partly sunny in the morning then
clearing. A chance of thunderstorms in the morning. The chance of
precipitation 40 percent. Highs around 94. Waters a light chop
becoming choppy in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 12 to 18 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 69. Waters choppy.
.LABOR DAY...Windy. South winds 18 to 26 mph increasing to 22 to
30 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 40 mph. Mostly sunny. Highs
around 99. Waters rough becoming very rough in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 14 to 20 mph decreasing to 8 to
12 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a
chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms after
midnight. The chance of precipitation 60 percent. Lows around 69.
Waters choppy becoming a light chop after midnight.

$$

XXZ071-062100-
Medicine Creek Reservoir-
611 AM CDT Sun Sep 6 2026

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

...EXTREME CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES LABOR DAY AND
CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES MONDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...Southeast winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to south 12 to
18 mph in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy in the morning then
clearing. A chance of thunderstorms in the morning. The chance of
precipitation 30 percent. Highs around 93. Waters a light chop
becoming choppy in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 12 to 16 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 69. Waters a moderate chop.
.LABOR DAY...Windy. South winds 16 to 26 mph increasing to 22 to
30 mph with gusts to near 45 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny.
Highs around 98. Waters rough becoming very rough in the
afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 16 to 22 mph decreasing to 10 to
18 mph after midnight. Gusts up to 30 mph. Partly cloudy in the
evening then becoming mostly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms.
Showers likely after midnight. The chance of precipitation
60 percent. Lows around 70. Waters choppy.

$$

XXZ059-062100-
Jeffrey Reservoir-
611 AM CDT Sun Sep 6 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR JEFFREY RESERVOIR...

...CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES LABOR DAY...

.TODAY...Southeast winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to south 10 to
14 mph with higher gusts in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. A chance
of thunderstorms in the morning. The chance of precipitation
30 percent. Highs around 91. Waters a light chop becoming a
moderate chop in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 12 mph increasing to 10 to
18 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy. Lows around 68. Waters a
light chop becoming choppy after midnight.
.LABOR DAY...South winds 16 to 24 mph with gusts to near 35 mph.
Partly sunny in the morning then clearing. Highs around 96.
Waters rough.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 12 to 18 mph with gusts to near
30 mph decreasing to 6 to 12 mph after midnight. Showers likely
and a chance of thunderstorms. The chance of precipitation
70 percent. Lows around 67. Waters choppy becoming a light chop
after midnight.

$$

&&

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