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SXUS43 KLBF 220936  
RECLBF  
 
RECREATIONAL FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE  
436 AM CDT THU MAY 22 2025  
 
NEZ057-230045-  
LAKE MCCONAUGHY-  
336 AM MDT THU MAY 22 2025  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MCCONAUGHY  
 
   
..CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES FRIDAY  
 
   
TODAY  
WEST WINDS AROUND 4 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 6 TO  
12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 71. WATERS SMOOTH  
BECOMING A LIGHT CHOP IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO  
18 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.  
LOWS AROUND 49. WATERS A MODERATE CHOP BECOMING CHOPPY AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 14 TO 20 MPH. PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.  
HIGHS AROUND 70. WATERS CHOPPY.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO  
14 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION  
80 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND 50. WATERS CHOPPY BECOMING A MODERATE  
CHOP AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 
 
 
NEZ027-038-230045-  
CALAMUS RESERVOIR-  
436 AM CDT THU MAY 22 2025  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR CALAMUS RESERVOIR  
 
   
TODAY  
NORTH WINDS 4 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 12 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 66. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
TONIGHT  
EAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT. LOWS  
AROUND 44. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 18 MPH. MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS  
LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT. HIGHS AROUND  
59. WATERS CHOPPY.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 18 MPH BECOMING EAST 6 TO  
10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION  
50 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND 44. WATERS CHOPPY BECOMING A LIGHT CHOP  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 
 
 
XXZ059-230045-  
SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR-  
436 AM CDT THU MAY 22 2025  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR  
 
   
..CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES FRIDAY  
 
   
TODAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 4 TO  
8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 73. WATERS SMOOTH TO  
A LIGHT CHOP.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 14 MPH  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT. LOWS  
AROUND 46. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP BECOMING A MODERATE CHOP AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 16 TO 20 MPH. PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT. HIGHS AROUND  
68. WATERS CHOPPY.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH BECOMING EAST 10 TO  
12 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION  
70 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND 47. WATERS CHOPPY BECOMING A LIGHT CHOP  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 
 
 
XXZ059-230045-  
LAKE MALONEY-  
436 AM CDT THU MAY 22 2025  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MALONEY  
 
   
TODAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 4 TO  
8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 72. WATERS SMOOTH TO  
A LIGHT CHOP.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO  
16 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION  
40 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND 46. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP BECOMING A  
MODERATE CHOP AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 16 TO 18 MPH. PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. THE  
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT. HIGHS AROUND 68. WATERS  
CHOPPY.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 14 TO 18 MPH BECOMING EAST AROUND  
12 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION  
70 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND 47. WATERS CHOPPY BECOMING A LIGHT CHOP  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 
 
 
XXZ069-230045-  
ENDERS RESERVOIR-  
436 AM CDT THU MAY 22 2025  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR ENDERS RESERVOIR  
 
   
..CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES FRIDAY  
 
   
TODAY  
NORTH WINDS AROUND 4 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 6 TO  
12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 75. WATERS SMOOTH  
BECOMING A LIGHT CHOP IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH. PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND 49. WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.   
FRIDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 14 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 20 MPH  
IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.  
HIGHS AROUND 77. WATERS CHOPPY.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS 14 TO 18 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO  
14 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION  
80 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND 48. WATERS CHOPPY BECOMING A MODERATE  
CHOP AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 
 
 
NEZ094-005-024-230045-  
MERRITT RESERVOIR-  
436 AM CDT THU MAY 22 2025 /336 AM MDT THU MAY 22 2025/  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR MERRITT RESERVOIR  
 
   
TODAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST  
8 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 68. WATERS A  
LIGHT CHOP.    
TONIGHT  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST  
12 TO 16 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION  
60 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND 44. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP BECOMING A  
MODERATE CHOP AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 14 TO 18 MPH. PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE  
AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT. HIGHS AROUND  
62. WATERS CHOPPY.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST  
8 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS  
LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT.  
LOWS AROUND 46. WATERS A MODERATE CHOP BECOMING A LIGHT CHOP  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 
 
 
XXZ071-230045-  
RED WILLOW RESERVOIR-  
436 AM CDT THU MAY 22 2025  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR RED WILLOW RESERVOIR  
 
...CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES FRIDAY AND FRIDAY  
NIGHT...  
   
TODAY  
NORTH WINDS AROUND 4 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 4 TO  
10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 74. WATERS SMOOTH  
BECOMING A LIGHT CHOP IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH. PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND 48. WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.   
FRIDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 14 TO 20 MPH. PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT. HIGHS AROUND 72.  
WATERS CHOPPY.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 14 TO 22 MPH BECOMING EAST 12 TO  
14 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE EVENING. SHOWERS LIKELY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT. LOWS  
AROUND 48. WATERS CHOPPY BECOMING A MODERATE CHOP AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 
 
 
XXZ071-230045-  
MEDICINE CREEK RESERVOIR-  
436 AM CDT THU MAY 22 2025  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR MEDICINE CREEK RESERVOIR  
 
   
..CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES FRIDAY  
 
   
TODAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 4 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST  
4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 74. WATERS  
SMOOTH BECOMING SMOOTH TO A LIGHT CHOP IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT. LOWS  
AROUND 47. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 20 MPH  
IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN  
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT. HIGHS AROUND 70. WATERS CHOPPY.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH BECOMING EAST 10 TO  
12 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.  
SHOWERS LIKELY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND 47. WATERS  
CHOPPY BECOMING A LIGHT CHOP AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 
 
 
XXZ059-230045-  
JEFFREY RESERVOIR-  
436 AM CDT THU MAY 22 2025  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR JEFFREY RESERVOIR  
 
   
..CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES FRIDAY  
 
   
TODAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST  
6 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 72. WATERS  
SMOOTH TO A LIGHT CHOP.    
TONIGHT  
EAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 12 TO  
14 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION  
40 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND 45. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP BECOMING A  
MODERATE CHOP AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 14 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 20 MPH  
IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. THE  
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT. HIGHS AROUND 66. WATERS  
CHOPPY.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH BECOMING EAST 10 TO  
12 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
EVENING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND 46.  
WATERS CHOPPY BECOMING A LIGHT CHOP AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 
 
 
 
 
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