Recreational Report
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE

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Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service North Platte NE
258 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024

NEZ057-020900-
Lake McConaughy-
258 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MCCONAUGHY...

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

.OVERNIGHT...Northwest winds 6 to 12 mph. Mostly cloudy. A slight
chance of thunderstorms. The chance of precipitation 20 percent.
Lows around 40. Waters a light chop.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 12 to 20 mph with gusts to near
35 mph. Sunny. Highs around 60. Waters choppy.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 6 to 12 mph. Partly cloudy. A
slight chance of showers. The chance of precipitation 20 percent.
Lows around 40. Waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY...South winds 8 to 14 mph increasing to southeast 14 to
24 mph in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in
the morning, then showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms in
the afternoon. The chance of precipitation 70 percent. Highs
around 63. Waters a moderate chop becoming rough in the
afternoon.

$$

NEZ027-038-020900-
Calamus Reservoir-
258 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024

...THE FORECAST FOR CALAMUS RESERVOIR...

.OVERNIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 14 mph. Cloudy. Patchy fog.
Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. The chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Lows around 44. Waters a moderate chop.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 16 mph increasing to 14 to
18 mph with gusts to near 30 mph in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy
in the morning then clearing. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs
around 63. Waters a moderate chop becoming choppy in the
afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 8 to 14 mph shifting to the south
8 to 10 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Waters
a moderate chop becoming a light chop after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 8 to 12 mph increasing to south 12 to
18 mph in the afternoon. Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers
in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation 30 percent. Highs
around 66. Waters a light chop becoming choppy in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ059-020900-
Sutherland Reservoir-
258 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024

...THE FORECAST FOR SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR...

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

.OVERNIGHT...Northwest winds 8 to 10 mph. Mostly cloudy. Patchy
fog. A slight chance of thunderstorms. The chance of
precipitation 20 percent. Lows around 41. Waters a light chop.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to near
35 mph. Sunny. Highs around 63. Waters choppy.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 6 to 12 mph. Partly cloudy. A
slight chance of showers after midnight. The chance of
precipitation 20 percent. Lows around 40. Waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY...South winds 8 to 14 mph increasing to southeast 16 to
22 mph in the afternoon. Partly sunny. A chance of showers in the
morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. The
chance of precipitation 50 percent. Highs around 67. Waters a
moderate chop becoming choppy in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ059-020900-
Lake Maloney-
258 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MALONEY...

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

.OVERNIGHT...North winds 8 to 12 mph. Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog.
A chance of thunderstorms. The chance of precipitation
40 percent. Lows around 41. Waters a light chop.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph increasing to 14 to
20 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 mph. Sunny. Highs around
63. Waters choppy.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 6 to 12 mph shifting to the south
6 to 10 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy. A slight chance of
showers after midnight. The chance of precipitation 20 percent.
Lows around 40. Waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 14 mph increasing to southeast 18 to
22 mph in the afternoon. Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers
in the morning, then a chance of showers and a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation
40 percent. Highs around 67. Waters a moderate chop becoming
choppy in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ069-020900-
Enders Reservoir-
258 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024

...THE FORECAST FOR ENDERS RESERVOIR...

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

.OVERNIGHT...Northwest winds 6 to 12 mph. Mostly cloudy. A slight
chance of thunderstorms. The chance of precipitation 20 percent.
Lows around 41. Waters a light chop.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 14 to 24 mph. Sunny. Highs around 65.
Waters rough.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 6 to 12 mph shifting to the
south 6 to 10 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy in the evening
then becoming mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. The chance of
precipitation 30 percent. Lows around 41. Waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY...Breezy. South winds 10 to 18 mph increasing to
southeast 20 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Partly sunny. A slight
chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms
in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation 50 percent. Highs
around 68. Waters choppy becoming rough in the afternoon.

$$

NEZ094-005-024-020900-
Merritt Reservoir-
258 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024

...THE FORECAST FOR MERRITT RESERVOIR...

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

.OVERNIGHT...Southwest winds 6 to 8 mph. Mostly cloudy. Patchy
fog. Lows around 40. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.THURSDAY...West winds 10 to 20 mph increasing to 16 to 20 mph in
the afternoon. Gusts up to 35 mph. Partly sunny in the morning
then clearing. Highs around 61. Waters choppy.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 12 to 18 mph decreasing to 8 to
10 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 36. Waters
choppy becoming a light chop after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 6 to 10 mph increasing to north 12 to
16 mph in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in
the morning, then showers likely and a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation
70 percent. Highs around 57. Waters a light chop becoming a
moderate chop in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ071-020900-
Red Willow Reservoir-
258 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024

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

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

.OVERNIGHT...North winds 10 to 14 mph. Mostly cloudy. A chance of
thunderstorms. The chance of precipitation 40 percent. Lows
around 44. Waters a moderate chop.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph increasing to 14 to
20 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 mph. Sunny. Highs around
66. Waters choppy.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 8 to 14 mph becoming south 6 to
8 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers
after midnight. The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Lows
around 42. Waters a moderate chop becoming smooth to a light chop
after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Breezy. South winds 10 to 16 mph increasing to
southeast 18 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Partly sunny. A chance
of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
The chance of precipitation 30 percent. Highs around 70. Waters a
moderate chop becoming rough in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ071-020900-
Medicine Creek Reservoir-
258 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024

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

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

.OVERNIGHT...North winds 10 to 16 mph. Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog.
Thunderstorms likely. The chance of precipitation 60 percent.
Lows around 45. Waters a moderate chop.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph increasing to 14 to
20 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 mph. Mostly sunny. Highs
around 68. Waters choppy.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 6 to 12 mph shifting to the south
around 6 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy. Lows around 42.
Waters a light chop becoming smooth to a light chop after
midnight.
.FRIDAY...South winds 8 to 14 mph increasing to southeast 18 to
24 mph in the afternoon. Partly sunny. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation
20 percent. Highs around 70. Waters a moderate chop becoming
rough in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ059-020900-
Jeffrey Reservoir-
258 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024

...THE FORECAST FOR JEFFREY RESERVOIR...

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

.OVERNIGHT...North winds 10 to 14 mph. Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog.
A chance of thunderstorms. The chance of precipitation
50 percent. Lows around 42. Waters a moderate chop.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph increasing to 14 to
20 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 65. Waters choppy.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 8 to 14 mph shifting to the south
6 to 10 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy. Lows around 40. Waters
a moderate chop becoming a light chop after midnight.
.FRIDAY...South winds 8 to 14 mph increasing to southeast 14 to
22 mph in the afternoon. Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers
in the morning, then a chance of showers and a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation
40 percent. Highs around 66. Waters a moderate chop becoming
choppy in the afternoon.

$$

&&

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