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Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
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032 SXUS43 KLBF 170232 RECLBF Recreational Forecast National Weather Service North Platte NE 931 PM CDT Thu Oct 16 2025 NEZ057-170900- Lake McConaughy- 931 PM CDT Thu Oct 16 2025 ...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MCCONAUGHY... ...CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 16 mph becoming northwest 8 to 10 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the evening. The chance of precipitation 30 percent. Lows around 44. Waters a moderate chop becoming a light chop after midnight. .FRIDAY...West winds 10 to 18 mph. Sunny. Highs around 67. Waters choppy. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 6 to 10 mph increasing to 8 to 14 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 45. Waters a light chop becoming a moderate chop after midnight. .SATURDAY...Northwest winds 14 to 24 mph. Mostly sunny. Highs around 53. Waters rough. $$ NEZ027-038-170900- Calamus Reservoir- 931 PM CDT Thu Oct 16 2025 ...THE FORECAST FOR CALAMUS RESERVOIR... ...CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 4 to 10 mph. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Showers likely. The chance of precipitation 70 percent. Lows around 48. Waters a light chop. .FRIDAY...West winds 8 to 14 mph. Sunny. Highs around 69. Waters a moderate chop. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 4 to 8 mph. Mostly clear. Lows around 44. Waters smooth to a light chop. .SATURDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph increasing to 18 to 24 mph in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Highs around 56. Waters choppy becoming rough in the afternoon. $$ XXZ059-170900- Sutherland Reservoir- 931 PM CDT Thu Oct 16 2025 ...THE FORECAST FOR SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR... ...CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 8 to 12 mph. Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Showers likely in the evening. The chance of precipitation 70 percent. Lows around 43. Waters a light chop. .FRIDAY...West winds 10 to 16 mph. Sunny. Highs around 69. Waters a moderate chop. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly clear. Lows around 43. Waters a light chop. .SATURDAY...Northwest winds 14 to 24 mph. Mostly sunny. Highs around 57. Waters rough. $$ XXZ059-170900- Lake Maloney- 931 PM CDT Thu Oct 16 2025 ...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MALONEY... ...CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 6 to 10 mph shifting to the northwest around 10 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. The chance of precipitation 80 percent. Lows around 44. Waters a light chop. .FRIDAY...West winds 8 to 14 mph. Sunny. Highs around 69. Waters a moderate chop. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly clear. Lows around 43. Waters a light chop. .SATURDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph increasing to 14 to 24 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 56. Waters choppy becoming rough in the afternoon. $$ XXZ069-170900- Enders Reservoir- 931 PM CDT Thu Oct 16 2025 ...THE FORECAST FOR ENDERS RESERVOIR... ...CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...North winds 8 to 14 mph. Mostly cloudy in the evening then clearing. Showers likely in the evening. The chance of precipitation 60 percent. Lows around 45. Waters a moderate chop. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 8 to 14 mph. Sunny. Highs around 71. Waters a moderate chop. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 4 to 6 mph. Mostly clear. Lows around 42. Waters smooth to a light chop. .SATURDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph increasing to 16 to 24 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 61. Waters choppy becoming rough in the afternoon. $$ NEZ094-005-024-170900- Merritt Reservoir- 931 PM CDT Thu Oct 16 2025 ...THE FORECAST FOR MERRITT RESERVOIR... ...CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...West winds 2 to 8 mph increasing to 8 to 12 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening. The chance of precipitation 40 percent. Lows around 42. Waters smooth to a light chop becoming a light chop after midnight. .FRIDAY...West winds 10 to 16 mph. Sunny. Highs around 68. Waters a moderate chop. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 6 to 8 mph. Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows around 41. Waters smooth to a light chop. .SATURDAY...North winds 8 to 18 mph increasing to northwest 16 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy in the morning then clearing. A chance of showers in the morning. The chance of precipitation 30 percent. Highs around 54. Waters choppy. $$ XXZ071-170900- Red Willow Reservoir- 931 PM CDT Thu Oct 16 2025 ...THE FORECAST FOR RED WILLOW RESERVOIR... ...EXTREME CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...Windy. West winds 26 to 36 mph becoming northwest 6 to 12 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. 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 48. Waters extremely rough becoming a light chop after midnight. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 8 to 14 mph. Sunny. Highs around 73. Waters a moderate chop. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds around 6 mph. Mostly clear. Lows around 42. Waters smooth to a light chop. .SATURDAY...Breezy. Northwest winds 12 to 22 mph increasing to 18 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 62. Waters choppy becoming rough in the afternoon. $$ XXZ071-170900- Medicine Creek Reservoir- 931 PM CDT Thu Oct 16 2025 ...THE FORECAST FOR MEDICINE CREEK RESERVOIR... ...CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...South winds 8 to 14 mph shifting to the northwest 6 to 10 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. The chance of precipitation 60 percent. Lows around 50. Waters a moderate chop becoming a light chop after midnight. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 12 mph shifting to the west 6 to 12 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 73. Waters a light chop. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds around 6 mph. Mostly clear. Lows around 43. Waters smooth to a light chop. .SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 20 mph increasing to northwest 18 to 24 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 64. Waters choppy becoming rough in the afternoon. $$ XXZ059-170900- Jeffrey Reservoir- 931 PM CDT Thu Oct 16 2025 ...THE FORECAST FOR JEFFREY RESERVOIR... ...CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 6 to 12 mph shifting to the northwest 8 to 10 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Showers likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. The chance of precipitation 70 percent. Lows around 46. Waters a light chop. .FRIDAY...West winds 8 to 14 mph. Sunny. Highs around 70. Waters a moderate chop. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 4 to 8 mph. Mostly clear. Lows around 44. Waters smooth to a light chop. .SATURDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph increasing to 14 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 58. Waters choppy. $$ && Note: Wind and wave action are for ice free areas in winter.