Recreational Report
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE

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Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service North Platte NE
1243 PM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025

NEZ057-172100-
Lake McConaughy-
1243 PM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MCCONAUGHY...

.TODAY...Southeast winds 12 to 18 mph becoming northeast 10 to
12 mph in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then scattered
showers and a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. The
chance of precipitation 60 percent. Highs around 72. Waters
choppy becoming a light chop in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 6 to 12 mph. Mostly cloudy in the
evening then becoming partly cloudy. Scattered showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. The chance of
precipitation 60 percent. Lows around 54. Waters a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 4 to 10 mph. Sunny. Highs around 78.
Waters a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 4 to 6 mph shifting to the
south 6 to 10 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 59.
Waters smooth to a light chop becoming a light chop after
midnight.

$$

NEZ027-038-172100-
Calamus Reservoir-
1243 PM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR CALAMUS RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...Northwest winds 8 to 14 mph shifting to the northeast
8 to 12 mph in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the morning. Scattered showers. A chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation
40 percent. Highs around 75. Waters a moderate chop becoming a
light chop in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...North winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly cloudy. A slight
chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Scattered showers. The
chance of precipitation 40 percent. Lows around 55. Waters a
light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly sunny. Isolated
showers in the morning. The chance of precipitation 20 percent.
Highs around 77. Waters a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 4 to 6 mph. Clear. Lows around
57. Waters smooth to a light chop.

$$

XXZ059-172100-
Sutherland Reservoir-
1243 PM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...South winds 12 to 18 mph becoming northeast 8 to 12 mph
in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of thunderstorms
in the morning. Numerous showers. A chance of thunderstorms in
the afternoon. The chance of precipitation 70 percent. Highs
around 75. Waters choppy becoming a light chop in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...North winds 6 to 12 mph becoming northwest 4 to 6 mph
after midnight. Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Numerous showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in
the evening, then isolated showers after midnight. The chance of
precipitation 60 percent. Lows around 55. Waters a light chop
becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 6 to 8 mph. Mostly sunny. Highs
around 80. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 4 to 6 mph increasing to 6 to
10 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 57. Waters
smooth to a light chop becoming a light chop after midnight.

$$

XXZ059-172100-
Lake Maloney-
1243 PM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MALONEY...

.TODAY...South winds 8 to 14 mph shifting to the northeast 10 to
12 mph in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then scattered
showers and a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. The
chance of precipitation 70 percent. Highs around 75. Waters a
moderate chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 6 to 12 mph. Mostly cloudy. Scattered
showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then
isolated showers after midnight. Locally heavy rainfall possible
in the evening. The chance of precipitation 60 percent. Lows
around 55. Waters a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 6 to 8 mph. Mostly sunny. Highs
around 79. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 6 mph increasing to 8 to
10 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 57. Waters
smooth to a light chop becoming a light chop after midnight.

$$

XXZ069-172100-
Enders Reservoir-
1243 PM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR ENDERS RESERVOIR...

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

.TODAY...Breezy. East winds 16 to 26 mph becoming northeast 10 to
16 mph in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers. A
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. The chance of
precipitation 60 percent. Highs around 76. Waters rough becoming
a moderate chop in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 14 mph becoming northwest 6 to 8 mph
after midnight. Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Numerous showers and a chance of thunderstorms in the
evening. The chance of precipitation 60 percent. Lows around 55.
Waters a moderate chop becoming smooth to a light chop after
midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 6 to 10 mph. Sunny. Highs around 83.
Waters a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 6 to 8 mph shifting to the south
8 to 10 mph after midnight. Clear. Lows around 59. Waters smooth
to a light chop becoming a light chop after midnight.

$$

NEZ094-005-024-172100-
Merritt Reservoir-
1243 PM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR MERRITT RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...Northwest winds 4 to 10 mph shifting to the northeast
6 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the morning. Scattered showers. A chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation
50 percent. Highs around 73. Waters a light chop.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 4 to 8 mph. Mostly cloudy. A slight
chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Scattered showers. The
chance of precipitation 40 percent. Lows around 55. Waters smooth
to a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 6 to 8 mph. Mostly sunny. Isolated
showers in the morning. The chance of precipitation 20 percent.
Highs around 81. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 4 to 6 mph shifting to the
south 6 to 10 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 57.
Waters smooth to a light chop becoming a light chop after
midnight.

$$

XXZ071-172100-
Red Willow Reservoir-
1243 PM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025

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

.TODAY...Northwest winds 12 to 18 mph shifting to the northeast
12 to 14 mph in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers in
the morning, then scattered showers and a chance of thunderstorms
in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation 70 percent. Highs
around 78. Waters choppy becoming a moderate chop in the
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...North winds 8 to 14 mph shifting to the northwest 8 to
10 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and a
chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then isolated showers
after midnight. Locally heavy rainfall possible in the evening.
The chance of precipitation 50 percent. Lows around 56. Waters a
moderate chop becoming a light chop after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly sunny. Highs
around 83. Waters a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 6 mph shifting to the south
6 to 8 mph after midnight. Clear. Lows around 57. Waters smooth
to a light chop.

$$

XXZ071-172100-
Medicine Creek Reservoir-
1243 PM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025

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

.TODAY...Southwest winds 12 to 18 mph shifting to the northeast
10 to 14 mph in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers
and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then
scattered showers and a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
The chance of precipitation 70 percent. Highs around 80. Waters
choppy becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...North winds 8 to 14 mph becoming northwest 6 to 8 mph
after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and a chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then isolated showers after
midnight. Locally heavy rainfall possible in the evening. The
chance of precipitation 50 percent. Lows around 56. Waters a
moderate chop becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly sunny. Highs
around 82. Waters a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 4 to 6 mph shifting to the south
around 6 mph after midnight. Clear. Lows around 57. Waters smooth
to a light chop.

$$

XXZ059-172100-
Jeffrey Reservoir-
1243 PM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR JEFFREY RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...Southwest winds 8 to 14 mph shifting to the northeast
10 to 12 mph in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers
and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then
scattered showers and a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
The chance of precipitation 70 percent. Highs around 76. Waters a
moderate chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...North winds 6 to 12 mph shifting to the northwest 6 to
8 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and a
chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then isolated showers
after midnight. Locally heavy rainfall possible in the evening.
The chance of precipitation 50 percent. Lows around 55. Waters a
light chop becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly sunny. Highs
around 79. Waters a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 4 to 8 mph. Clear. Lows around 57.
Waters smooth to a light chop.

$$

&&

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