Recreational Report
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE

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Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service North Platte NE
427 PM CDT Sun Aug 3 2025

NEZ057-040900-
Lake McConaughy-
427 PM CDT Sun Aug 3 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MCCONAUGHY...

...CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES MONDAY NIGHT AND
TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...East winds 4 to 10 mph shifting to the southeast
around 6 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Scattered
thunderstorms in the evening. The chance of precipitation
30 percent. Lows around 59. Waters a light chop becoming smooth
to a light chop after midnight.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 18 mph
in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 86. Waters a light chop
becoming choppy in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 16 to 20 mph. Partly cloudy. Lows
around 64. Waters choppy.
.TUESDAY...South winds 16 to 20 mph. Sunny. Highs around 90.
Waters choppy.

$$

NEZ027-038-040900-
Calamus Reservoir-
427 PM CDT Sun Aug 3 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR CALAMUS RESERVOIR...

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

.TONIGHT...South winds 8 to 12 mph decreasing to 6 to 8 mph after
midnight. Mostly cloudy. Scattered thunderstorms in the evening,
then a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. The chance
of precipitation 30 percent. Lows around 60. Waters a light chop
becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.
.MONDAY...South winds 6 to 12 mph. Mostly sunny. Highs around 82.
Waters a light chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 12 to 14 mph. Partly cloudy. A slight
chance of thunderstorms after midnight. The chance of
precipitation 20 percent. Lows around 64. Waters a moderate chop.
.TUESDAY...Breezy. South winds 14 to 24 mph increasing to 24 to
26 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 85. Waters
rough.

$$

XXZ059-040900-
Sutherland Reservoir-
427 PM CDT Sun Aug 3 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR...

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

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 4 to 8 mph. Partly cloudy. Isolated
thunderstorms in the evening. The chance of precipitation
20 percent. Lows around 59. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 4 to 8 mph increasing to 10 to 14 mph
in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 88. Waters smooth to a
light chop becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 14 to 16 mph. Partly cloudy. Lows
around 64. Waters a moderate chop.
.TUESDAY...South winds 14 to 22 mph increasing to 18 to 22 mph in
the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 mph. Sunny. Highs around 93. Waters
choppy.

$$

XXZ059-040900-
Lake Maloney-
427 PM CDT Sun Aug 3 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MALONEY...

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

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 4 to 8 mph. Partly cloudy. Isolated
thunderstorms in the evening. The chance of precipitation
20 percent. Lows around 59. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.MONDAY...South winds 4 to 6 mph increasing to southeast 8 to
14 mph in the afternoon. Partly sunny in the morning then
clearing. Highs around 87. Waters smooth to a light chop becoming
a moderate chop in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 14 to 16 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 64. Waters a moderate chop.
.TUESDAY...South winds 16 to 22 mph increasing to 20 to 22 mph in
the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 mph. Sunny. Highs around 91. Waters
choppy.

$$

XXZ069-040900-
Enders Reservoir-
427 PM CDT Sun Aug 3 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR ENDERS RESERVOIR...

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 4 to 6 mph. Mostly clear. Isolated
thunderstorms in the evening. The chance of precipitation
20 percent. Lows around 59. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.MONDAY...South winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to southeast 12 to
18 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 91. Waters a light
chop becoming choppy in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 14 to 18 mph with gusts to near
30 mph. Mostly clear. Lows around 64. Waters choppy.
.TUESDAY...South winds 14 to 18 mph with gusts to near 30 mph.
Sunny. Highs around 97. Waters choppy.

$$

NEZ094-005-024-040900-
Merritt Reservoir-
427 PM CDT Sun Aug 3 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR MERRITT RESERVOIR...

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

.TONIGHT...West winds 6 to 12 mph becoming southwest 4 to 6 mph
after midnight. Mostly clear. Scattered thunderstorms in the
evening, then a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
The chance of precipitation 30 percent. Lows around 59. Waters a
light chop becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.
.MONDAY...South winds 4 to 6 mph increasing to southeast 8 to
14 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. A slight chance of thunderstorms
in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Highs
around 88. Waters smooth to a light chop becoming a moderate chop
in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 12 to 16 mph. Partly cloudy in the
evening then becoming mostly cloudy. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the evening. The chance of precipitation
20 percent. Lows around 64. Waters a moderate chop.
.TUESDAY...South winds 14 to 22 mph increasing to 18 to 22 mph in
the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 mph. Sunny. Highs around 91. Waters
choppy.

$$

XXZ071-040900-
Red Willow Reservoir-
427 PM CDT Sun Aug 3 2025

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

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

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 6 to 8 mph decreasing to around 4 mph
after midnight. Partly cloudy. Isolated thunderstorms in the
evening. The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Lows around 59.
Waters smooth to a light chop becoming smooth after midnight.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 4 to 8 mph increasing to 10 to 14 mph
in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 89. Waters smooth to a
light chop becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 14 to 18 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 64. Waters choppy.
.TUESDAY...South winds 14 to 22 mph increasing to around 24 mph
with gusts to near 35 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around
94. Waters choppy becoming rough in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ071-040900-
Medicine Creek Reservoir-
427 PM CDT Sun Aug 3 2025

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

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

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 6 to 10 mph decreasing to 4 to 6 mph
after midnight. Partly cloudy. Isolated thunderstorms in the
evening. The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Lows around 60.
Waters a light chop becoming smooth to a light chop after
midnight.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 4 to 6 mph increasing to 8 to 14 mph in
the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 88. Waters smooth to a light
chop becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 14 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 64. Waters a moderate chop.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 18 mph increasing to 18 to 20 mph in
the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 mph. Sunny. Highs around 92. Waters
choppy.

$$

XXZ059-040900-
Jeffrey Reservoir-
427 PM CDT Sun Aug 3 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR JEFFREY RESERVOIR...

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

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 4 to 8 mph. Partly cloudy. Isolated
thunderstorms in the evening. The chance of precipitation
20 percent. Lows around 59. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.MONDAY...South winds 4 to 6 mph increasing to southeast 8 to
14 mph in the afternoon. Partly sunny in the morning then
clearing. Highs around 85. Waters smooth to a light chop becoming
a moderate chop in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 12 to 14 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 64. Waters a moderate chop.
.TUESDAY...South winds 12 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to 22 mph in
the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 mph. Sunny. Highs around 89. Waters
choppy.

$$

&&

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