Recreational Report
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE

Home |  Current Version |  Previous Version |  Text Only |  Print | Product List |  Glossary On
Versions: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
887
SXUS43 KLBF 270251
RECLBF

Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service North Platte NE
851 PM CST Wed Nov 26 2025

NEZ057-271000-
Lake McConaughy-
851 PM CST Wed Nov 26 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MCCONAUGHY...

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds around 6 mph shifting to the west 2 to
8 mph after midnight. Cloudy in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows around 21. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...Northwest winds 4 to 8 mph. Sunny. Highs
around 44. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to 10 to
16 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows around 27. Waters a light chop becoming a
moderate chop after midnight.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 16 mph. Partly sunny. Highs around
45. Waters a moderate chop.

$$

NEZ027-038-271000-
Calamus Reservoir-
851 PM CST Wed Nov 26 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR CALAMUS RESERVOIR...

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

.TONIGHT...East winds around 6 mph becoming south around 2 mph
after midnight. Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows around 19. Waters smooth to a light chop becoming
smooth after midnight.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...North winds 4 to 6 mph. Sunny. Highs around
38. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 4 to 10 mph. Mostly cloudy.
Lows around 21. Waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph increasing to 14 to 22 mph
in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Highs around 36. Waters choppy.

$$

XXZ059-271000-
Sutherland Reservoir-
851 PM CST Wed Nov 26 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR...

.TONIGHT...South winds around 6 mph shifting to the west after
midnight. Cloudy in the evening then clearing. Lows around 18.
Waters smooth to a light chop.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...Northwest winds 4 to 6 mph. Sunny. Highs
around 44. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 4 to 8 mph increasing to 8 to
14 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 24. Waters
smooth to a light chop becoming a moderate chop after midnight.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 16 mph. Partly sunny. Highs around
45. Waters a moderate chop.

$$

XXZ059-271000-
Lake Maloney-
851 PM CST Wed Nov 26 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MALONEY...

.TONIGHT...South winds around 6 mph shifting to the southwest
4 to 6 mph after midnight. Cloudy in the evening then clearing.
Lows around 19. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...Northwest winds 4 to 6 mph. Sunny. Highs
around 43. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 4 to 8 mph increasing to 10 to
14 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 24. Waters
smooth to a light chop becoming a moderate chop after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 14 to 18 mph shifting to the south
10 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Highs around 43.
Waters choppy.

$$

XXZ069-271000-
Enders Reservoir-
851 PM CST Wed Nov 26 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR ENDERS RESERVOIR...

.TONIGHT...South winds around 6 mph shifting to the west around
4 mph after midnight. Cloudy in the evening then clearing. Lows
around 19. Waters smooth to a light chop becoming smooth after
midnight.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...Northwest winds 4 to 6 mph shifting to the
north in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 47. Waters smooth to
a light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly cloudy in
the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Lows around 24. Waters a
light chop.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 12 mph. Partly sunny. Highs around
50. Waters a light chop.

$$

NEZ094-005-024-271000-
Merritt Reservoir-
851 PM CST Wed Nov 26 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR MERRITT RESERVOIR...

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 6 mph shifting to the southwest
around 4 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy in the evening then
clearing. Lows around 18. Waters smooth to a light chop becoming
smooth after midnight.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...Northwest winds 4 to 6 mph. Sunny. Highs
around 40. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 4 to 8 mph increasing to 8 to
14 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 24. Waters
smooth to a light chop becoming a moderate chop after midnight.
.FRIDAY...South winds 14 to 18 mph decreasing to 10 to 18 mph in
the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 mph. Partly sunny. Highs around 44.
Waters choppy.

$$

XXZ071-271000-
Red Willow Reservoir-
851 PM CST Wed Nov 26 2025

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

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 6 mph shifting to the northwest
around 4 mph after midnight. Cloudy in the evening then clearing.
Lows around 18. Waters smooth to a light chop becoming smooth
after midnight.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...Northwest winds 4 to 6 mph. Sunny. Highs
around 47. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 4 to 6 mph increasing to 6 to
12 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 24. Waters
smooth to a light chop becoming a light chop after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 16 mph. Partly sunny. Highs
around 48. Waters a moderate chop.

$$

XXZ071-271000-
Medicine Creek Reservoir-
851 PM CST Wed Nov 26 2025

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

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 4 to 10 mph. Cloudy in the evening
then clearing. Lows around 17. Waters a light chop.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...Northwest winds 4 to 6 mph. Sunny. Highs
around 47. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 4 to 6 mph shifting to the southeast
6 to 10 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 23. Waters
smooth to a light chop becoming a light chop after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 14 mph. Mostly cloudy. Highs
around 46. Waters a moderate chop.

$$

XXZ059-271000-
Jeffrey Reservoir-
851 PM CST Wed Nov 26 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR JEFFREY RESERVOIR...

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds around 4 mph. Cloudy in the evening
then clearing. Lows around 17. Waters smooth.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...Northwest winds 4 to 6 mph. Sunny. Highs
around 43. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 4 to 6 mph increasing to 6 to
12 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 23. Waters
smooth to a light chop becoming a light chop after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 16 mph. Mostly cloudy. Highs
around 43. Waters a moderate chop.

$$

&&

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