Recreational Report
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE

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Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service North Platte NE
1127 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024

NEZ057-030900-
Lake McConaughy-
1127 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MCCONAUGHY...

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

.TONIGHT...West winds 8 to 14 mph shifting to the south 6 to
12 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers
after midnight. The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Lows
around 40. Waters a moderate chop becoming a light chop after
midnight.
.FRIDAY...Breezy. Southwest winds 16 to 26 mph. Partly sunny.
Showers and a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. The
chance of precipitation 90 percent. Highs around 67. Waters
rough.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 12 to 22 mph decreasing to 4 to
10 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy in the evening then
clearing. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms in the
evening. The chance of precipitation 80 percent. Lows around 34.
Waters choppy becoming a light chop after midnight.
.SATURDAY...North winds 4 to 6 mph increasing to southeast 6 to
12 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 59. Waters smooth to
a light chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.

$$

NEZ027-038-030900-
Calamus Reservoir-
1127 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024

...THE FORECAST FOR CALAMUS RESERVOIR...

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

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 8 to 14 mph shifting to the south 6 to
10 mph after midnight. Clear. Lows around 38. Waters a moderate
chop becoming a light chop after midnight.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 18 mph increasing to 14 to 22 mph in
the afternoon. Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. The chance of
precipitation 40 percent. Highs around 68. Waters choppy.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 12 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to
14 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Showers in the evening. A
slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers after
midnight. The chance of precipitation 90 percent. Lows around 37.
Waters choppy becoming a moderate chop after midnight.
.SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 12 mph decreasing to 6 to 12 mph in
the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 62. Waters a light chop.

$$

XXZ059-030900-
Sutherland Reservoir-
1127 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024

...THE FORECAST FOR SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR...

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

.TONIGHT...West winds 8 to 14 mph shifting to the south 10 to
12 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 38. Waters a
moderate chop becoming a light chop after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Breezy. South winds 18 to 28 mph. Mostly sunny. Showers
and a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. The chance of
precipitation 80 percent. Highs around 70. Waters very rough.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 12 to 18 mph decreasing to 8 to
12 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy in the evening then
clearing. Showers and a chance of thunderstorms in the evening,
then a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. The chance
of precipitation 80 percent. Lows around 33. Waters choppy
becoming a light chop after midnight.
.SATURDAY...North winds 6 to 10 mph shifting to the east in the
afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 62. Waters a light chop.

$$

XXZ059-030900-
Lake Maloney-
1127 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MALONEY...

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

.TONIGHT...East winds 6 to 12 mph shifting to the south 10 to
12 mph after midnight. Clear in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows around 39. Waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY...Breezy. South winds 18 to 28 mph. Mostly sunny. Showers
likely and a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. The chance
of precipitation 70 percent. Highs around 71. Waters very rough.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 14 to 18 mph decreasing to 10 to
16 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy in the evening then
clearing. Showers in the evening. A chance of thunderstorms. The
chance of precipitation 90 percent. Lows around 34. Waters choppy
becoming a moderate chop after midnight.
.SATURDAY...North winds around 10 mph shifting to the east in the
afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 62. Waters a light chop.

$$

XXZ069-030900-
Enders Reservoir-
1127 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024

...THE FORECAST FOR ENDERS RESERVOIR...

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

.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 8 to 14 mph shifting to the south 8 to
12 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers
after midnight. The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Lows
around 39. Waters a moderate chop becoming a light chop after
midnight.
.FRIDAY...Breezy. South winds 16 to 26 mph increasing to 20 to
26 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Showers likely and a
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. The chance of
precipitation 60 percent. Highs around 73. Waters rough.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 14 to 24 mph decreasing to 10 to
14 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy in the evening then
clearing. Showers and a chance of thunderstorms in the evening,
then a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. The chance
of precipitation 80 percent. Lows around 34. Waters rough
becoming a moderate chop after midnight.
.SATURDAY...North winds 8 to 10 mph shifting to the east 10 to
14 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 64. Waters a light
chop becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.

$$

NEZ094-005-024-030900-
Merritt Reservoir-
1127 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024

...THE FORECAST FOR MERRITT RESERVOIR...

.TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 16 mph becoming southwest 6 to 10 mph
after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 34. Waters a moderate
chop becoming a light chop after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 8 to 14 mph increasing to north 14 to
18 mph in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in
the morning, then showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in
the afternoon. The chance of precipitation 80 percent. Highs
around 58. Waters a moderate chop becoming choppy in the
afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 8 to 14 mph becoming northwest 6 to
8 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy in the evening then clearing.
Showers likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the
evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. The
chance of precipitation 70 percent. Lows around 31. Waters a
moderate chop becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds around 6 mph shifting to the east
6 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 61. Waters
smooth to a light chop.

$$

XXZ071-030900-
Red Willow Reservoir-
1127 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024

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

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

.TONIGHT...East winds 8 to 14 mph shifting to the south 6 to
10 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy. Lows around 39. Waters a
moderate chop becoming a light chop after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Breezy. South winds 16 to 26 mph increasing to 22 to
28 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. A chance of thunderstorms
in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation 40 percent. Highs
around 74. Waters rough becoming very rough in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Breezy. North winds 18 to 26 mph decreasing to
10 to 18 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy in the evening then
clearing. Showers in the evening. A chance of thunderstorms. The
chance of precipitation 90 percent. Lows around 37. Waters rough
becoming choppy after midnight.
.SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 12 mph shifting to the east in the
afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 66. Waters a light chop.

$$

XXZ071-030900-
Medicine Creek Reservoir-
1127 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024

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

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

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 8 to 14 mph shifting to the south 6 to
10 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Waters a
moderate chop becoming a light chop after midnight.
.FRIDAY...South winds 12 to 22 mph increasing to 22 to 24 mph in
the afternoon. Mostly sunny. A slight chance of thunderstorms in
the afternoon. The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Highs
around 73. Waters choppy becoming rough in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 18 to 24 mph becoming north 10 to
18 mph after midnight. Showers in the evening. A chance of
thunderstorms. Showers likely after midnight. The chance of
precipitation 90 percent. Lows around 39. Waters rough becoming
choppy after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 14 mph. Sunny. Highs around 66.
Waters a moderate chop.

$$

XXZ059-030900-
Jeffrey Reservoir-
1127 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024

...THE FORECAST FOR JEFFREY RESERVOIR...

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

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 8 to 14 mph shifting to the south
10 to 12 mph after midnight. Clear in the evening then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows around 39. Waters a moderate chop becoming a
light chop after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Breezy. South winds 14 to 24 mph increasing to 18 to
26 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. A chance of thunderstorms
in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation 50 percent. Highs
around 70. Waters rough.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 18 to 22 mph decreasing to 10 to
18 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming
partly cloudy. Showers in the evening. A chance of thunderstorms.
The chance of precipitation 90 percent. Lows around 34. Waters
choppy.
.SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 12 mph shifting to the northeast in
the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 63. Waters a light chop.

$$

&&

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