Recreational Report
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
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599 SXUS43 KLBF 011831 RECLBF Recreational Forecast National Weather Service North Platte NE 131 PM CDT Thu Oct 1 2026 NEZ057-012100- Lake McConaughy- 131 PM CDT Thu Oct 1 2026 ...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MCCONAUGHY... ...EXTREME CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES TODAY AND CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...Breezy. Northeast winds 16 to 26 mph decreasing to 12 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Partly sunny in the morning then clearing. Highs around 66. Waters rough becoming choppy in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 6 to 12 mph. Mostly clear. Lows around 44. Waters a light chop. .FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 16 mph increasing to 14 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 68. Waters a moderate chop becoming choppy in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 14 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 20 mph after midnight. Clear. Lows around 52. Waters choppy. $$ NEZ027-038-012100- Calamus Reservoir- 131 PM CDT Thu Oct 1 2026 ...THE FORECAST FOR CALAMUS RESERVOIR... ...CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES TODAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...North winds 14 to 20 mph shifting to the northeast 16 to 24 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 63. Waters choppy becoming rough in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...North winds 6 to 12 mph becoming northeast around 4 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 42. Waters a light chop becoming smooth after midnight. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to south 12 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 61. Waters a light chop becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 14 to 16 mph increasing to 14 to 20 mph after midnight. Clear. Lows around 48. Waters a moderate chop becoming choppy after midnight. $$ XXZ059-012100- Sutherland Reservoir- 131 PM CDT Thu Oct 1 2026 ...THE FORECAST FOR SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR... ...CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES TODAY... .TODAY...Northeast winds 12 to 22 mph. Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the morning. The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Highs around 65. Waters choppy. .TONIGHT...East winds 4 to 10 mph. Mostly clear. Lows around 39. Waters a light chop. .FRIDAY...South winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to 14 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 66. Waters a light chop becoming choppy in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 14 to 18 mph with gusts to near 30 mph. Clear. Lows around 49. Waters choppy. $$ XXZ059-012100- Lake Maloney- 131 PM CDT Thu Oct 1 2026 ...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MALONEY... ...CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES TODAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...Northeast winds 12 to 22 mph. Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the morning. The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Highs around 64. Waters choppy. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 6 to 12 mph becoming east around 4 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 39. Waters a light chop becoming smooth after midnight. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to south 12 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 63. Waters a light chop becoming choppy in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 16 to 20 mph. Clear. Lows around 47. Waters choppy. $$ XXZ069-012100- Enders Reservoir- 131 PM CDT Thu Oct 1 2026 ...THE FORECAST FOR ENDERS RESERVOIR... ...CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES TODAY... .TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 20 mph. Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly sunny. A chance of showers in the morning. The chance of precipitation 30 percent. Highs around 68. Waters choppy. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 4 to 10 mph. Mostly clear. Lows around 42. Waters a light chop. .FRIDAY...South winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to 12 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 69. Waters a light chop becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 12 to 16 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph after midnight. Clear. Lows around 48. Waters a moderate chop. $$ NEZ094-005-024-012100- Merritt Reservoir- 131 PM CDT Thu Oct 1 2026 ...THE FORECAST FOR MERRITT RESERVOIR... ...CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 14 mph. Mostly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Highs around 64. Waters a moderate chop. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 4 to 10 mph shifting to the southeast 2 to 8 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy. Lows around 41. Waters a light chop becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight. .FRIDAY...South winds 12 to 18 mph increasing to 20 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 68. Waters choppy. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 20 to 24 mph decreasing to 16 to 24 mph after midnight. Gusts up to 35 mph. Clear. Lows around 50. Waters rough. $$ XXZ071-012100- Red Willow Reservoir- 131 PM CDT Thu Oct 1 2026 ...THE FORECAST FOR RED WILLOW RESERVOIR... ...CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES TODAY... .TODAY...North winds 14 to 22 mph shifting to the northeast 18 to 24 mph in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the morning. The chance of precipitation 30 percent. Highs around 64. Waters choppy becoming rough in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 8 to 14 mph decreasing to around 4 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 42. Waters a moderate chop becoming smooth after midnight. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to south 10 to 14 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 64. Waters a light chop becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 12 to 14 mph and gusty. Clear. Lows around 46. Waters a moderate chop. $$ XXZ071-012100- Medicine Creek Reservoir- 131 PM CDT Thu Oct 1 2026 ...THE FORECAST FOR MEDICINE CREEK RESERVOIR... ...CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES TODAY... .TODAY...North winds 12 to 22 mph increasing to northeast 18 to 24 mph in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the morning. The chance of precipitation 30 percent. Highs around 65. Waters choppy becoming rough in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 8 to 14 mph becoming north 4 to 6 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 43. Waters a moderate chop becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 6 to 12 mph. Sunny. Highs around 63. Waters a light chop. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 12 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph after midnight. Clear. Lows around 45. Waters a light chop. $$ XXZ059-012100- Jeffrey Reservoir- 131 PM CDT Thu Oct 1 2026 ...THE FORECAST FOR JEFFREY RESERVOIR... ...CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES TODAY... .TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 20 mph. Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the morning. The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Highs around 63. Waters choppy. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 4 to 10 mph. Mostly clear. Lows around 39. Waters a light chop. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 2 to 8 mph increasing to south 10 to 12 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 62. Waters smooth to a light chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 12 to 16 mph. Clear. Lows around 46. Waters a moderate chop. $$ && Note: Wind and wave action are for ice free areas in winter.