Recreational Report
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE

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Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service North Platte NE
156 AM CDT Fri Oct 17 2025

NEZ057-170900-
Lake McConaughy-
156 AM CDT Fri Oct 17 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MCCONAUGHY...

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

.OVERNIGHT...Northwest winds 8 to 10 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 44. Waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY...West winds 8 to 18 mph. Sunny. Highs around 66. Waters
choppy.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...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. Mostly sunny. Highs around 53.
Waters rough becoming very rough in the afternoon.

$$

NEZ027-038-170900-
Calamus Reservoir-
156 AM CDT Fri Oct 17 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR CALAMUS RESERVOIR...

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

.OVERNIGHT...Northwest winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly cloudy. Showers
likely. The chance of precipitation 60 percent. Lows around 48.
Waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY...West winds 8 to 14 mph. Sunny. Highs around 68. Waters
a moderate chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 4 to 8 mph. Mostly clear. 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. Partly
sunny. A slight chance of showers. The chance of precipitation
20 percent. Highs around 55. Waters rough becoming very rough in
the afternoon.

$$

XXZ059-170900-
Sutherland Reservoir-
156 AM CDT Fri Oct 17 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR...

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

.OVERNIGHT...Northwest winds 8 to 10 mph. Partly cloudy. Lows
around 43. Waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY...West winds 8 to 14 mph increasing to 10 to 18 mph in
the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 68. Waters a moderate chop
becoming choppy in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...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.

$$

XXZ059-170900-
Lake Maloney-
156 AM CDT Fri Oct 17 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MALONEY...

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

.OVERNIGHT...Northwest winds around 10 mph. Partly cloudy. A
slight chance of showers. The chance of precipitation 20 percent.
Lows around 44. Waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY...West winds 8 to 14 mph. Sunny. Highs around 68. Waters
a moderate chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...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.

$$

XXZ069-170900-
Enders Reservoir-
156 AM CDT Fri Oct 17 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR ENDERS RESERVOIR...

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

.OVERNIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 12 mph. Partly cloudy. Lows
around 45. Waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 6 to 12 mph. Sunny. Highs around 71.
Waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...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. Mostly sunny. Highs around 60.
Waters rough.

$$

NEZ094-005-024-170900-
Merritt Reservoir-
156 AM CDT Fri Oct 17 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR MERRITT RESERVOIR...

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

.OVERNIGHT...West winds 8 to 12 mph. Partly cloudy. Lows around
42. Waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY...West winds 10 to 14 mph. Sunny. Highs around 68. Waters
a moderate chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 6 to 10 mph. Partly cloudy in the
evening then becoming mostly cloudy. 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 40 percent. Highs around 54. Waters choppy becoming
rough in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ071-170900-
Red Willow Reservoir-
156 AM CDT Fri Oct 17 2025

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

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

.OVERNIGHT...Northwest winds 6 to 12 mph. Partly cloudy. A slight
chance of showers. The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Lows
around 48. Waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 8 to 14 mph. Sunny. Highs around 72.
Waters a moderate chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 4 to 6 mph shifting to the west
6 to 10 mph after midnight. Mostly 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. Mostly sunny. Highs around 62.
Waters rough becoming very rough in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ071-170900-
Medicine Creek Reservoir-
156 AM CDT Fri Oct 17 2025

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

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

.OVERNIGHT...Northwest winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly cloudy. A slight
chance of showers. The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Lows
around 50. Waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 8 to 12 mph. Sunny. Highs around 73.
Waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds around 6 mph. Mostly 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.

$$

XXZ059-170900-
Jeffrey Reservoir-
156 AM CDT Fri Oct 17 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR JEFFREY RESERVOIR...

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

.OVERNIGHT...Northwest winds 8 to 10 mph. Partly cloudy. A chance
of showers. The chance of precipitation 30 percent. Lows around
46. Waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 8 to 14 mph. Sunny. Highs around 69.
Waters a moderate chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...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.

$$

&&

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