Recreational Report
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE

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Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service North Platte NE
156 AM CDT Sat Oct 18 2025

NEZ057-180900-
Lake McConaughy-
156 AM CDT Sat Oct 18 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MCCONAUGHY...

...EXTREME CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES TODAY AND
CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES THE REST OF TONIGHT AND
TONIGHT...

.OVERNIGHT...West winds 10 to 20 mph. Partly cloudy. Lows around
46. Waters choppy.
.SATURDAY...Windy. Northwest winds 22 to 32 mph. Mostly sunny.
Highs around 54. Waters very rough.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph becoming west 6 to
10 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 28. Waters
choppy becoming a light chop after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 8 to 14 mph increasing to 12 to 18 mph
in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 72. Waters a moderate chop
becoming choppy in the afternoon.

$$

NEZ027-038-180900-
Calamus Reservoir-
156 AM CDT Sat Oct 18 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR CALAMUS RESERVOIR...

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

.OVERNIGHT...West winds 4 to 6 mph. Partly cloudy. Lows around
43. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.SATURDAY...Windy. Northwest winds 22 to 32 mph increasing to
26 to 34 mph with gusts to near 45 mph in the afternoon. Mostly
cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly sunny. A slight chance
of showers. The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Highs around
55. Waters very rough becoming extremely rough in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 12 to 22 mph decreasing to
10 to 12 mph after midnight. Clear. Lows around 30. Waters choppy
becoming a light chop after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 14 mph increasing to south 16 to
20 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 66. Waters a
moderate chop becoming choppy in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ059-180900-
Sutherland Reservoir-
156 AM CDT Sat Oct 18 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR...

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

.OVERNIGHT...West winds 6 to 12 mph. Mostly clear. Lows around
42. Waters a light chop.
.SATURDAY...Breezy. Northwest winds 18 to 28 mph. Gusts up to
40 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 55. Waters
very rough.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 16 mph becoming west 6 to
8 mph after midnight. Clear. Lows around 27. Waters a moderate
chop becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 8 to 14 mph increasing to 14 to 18 mph
in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 71. Waters a moderate chop
becoming choppy in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ059-180900-
Lake Maloney-
156 AM CDT Sat Oct 18 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MALONEY...

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

.OVERNIGHT...West winds 6 to 12 mph. Partly cloudy. Lows around
42. Waters a light chop.
.SATURDAY...Breezy. Northwest winds 16 to 26 mph increasing to
20 to 28 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 54.
Waters rough becoming very rough in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 8 to 14 mph shifting to the
west 8 to 10 mph after midnight. Clear. Lows around 28. Waters a
moderate chop becoming a light chop after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 8 to 14 mph increasing to south 12 to
18 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 69. Waters a
moderate chop becoming choppy in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ069-180900-
Enders Reservoir-
156 AM CDT Sat Oct 18 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR ENDERS RESERVOIR...

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

.OVERNIGHT...West winds 4 to 10 mph. Partly cloudy. Lows around
43. Waters a light chop.
.SATURDAY...Breezy. Northwest winds 16 to 26 mph increasing to
24 to 28 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 59. Waters
rough becoming very rough in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 12 to 18 mph becoming west 6 to
8 mph after midnight. Clear. Lows around 30. Waters choppy
becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 8 to 14 mph increasing to south 14 to
16 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 74. Waters a
moderate chop.

$$

NEZ094-005-024-180900-
Merritt Reservoir-
156 AM CDT Sat Oct 18 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR MERRITT RESERVOIR...

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

.OVERNIGHT...West winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly cloudy. A slight
chance of showers. The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Lows
around 40. Waters a light chop.
.SATURDAY...Breezy. Northwest winds 18 to 26 mph. Mostly cloudy
in the morning then clearing. A chance of showers in the morning.
The chance of precipitation 30 percent. Highs around 54. Waters
rough.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 8 to 18 mph becoming west 6 to
10 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 27. Waters
choppy becoming a light chop after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 14 mph. Sunny. Highs around 71.
Waters a moderate chop.

$$

XXZ071-180900-
Red Willow Reservoir-
156 AM CDT Sat Oct 18 2025

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

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

.OVERNIGHT...West winds 4 to 8 mph. Mostly clear. Lows around 44.
Waters smooth to a light chop.
.SATURDAY...Windy. Northwest winds 18 to 28 mph increasing to
26 to 34 mph with gusts to near 45 mph in the afternoon. Mostly
sunny. Highs around 59. Waters very rough becoming extremely
rough in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph becoming west 6 to
10 mph after midnight. Clear. Lows around 31. Waters choppy
becoming a light chop after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 16 mph increasing to south 14 to
20 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 70. Waters a
moderate chop becoming choppy in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ071-180900-
Medicine Creek Reservoir-
156 AM CDT Sat Oct 18 2025

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

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

.OVERNIGHT...West winds around 6 mph. Mostly clear. Lows around
43. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.SATURDAY...Breezy. Northwest winds 14 to 24 mph increasing to
22 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 61.
Waters rough.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 18 mph becoming west 6 to
10 mph after midnight. Clear. Lows around 31. Waters choppy
becoming a light chop after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to south 12 to
16 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 70. Waters a light
chop becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ059-180900-
Jeffrey Reservoir-
156 AM CDT Sat Oct 18 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR JEFFREY RESERVOIR...

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

.OVERNIGHT...West winds 4 to 10 mph. Partly cloudy. Lows around
43. Waters a light chop.
.SATURDAY...Breezy. Northwest winds 16 to 26 mph increasing to
20 to 28 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 56.
Waters rough becoming very rough in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 12 to 18 mph becoming west 6 to
10 mph after midnight. Clear. Lows around 29. Waters choppy
becoming a light chop after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 8 to 14 mph increasing to south 12 to
18 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 68. Waters a
moderate chop becoming choppy in the afternoon.

$$

&&

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