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RECREATIONAL FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
522 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026
NEZ057-170900-
LAKE MCCONAUGHY-
522 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026
..THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MCCONAUGHY
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 209 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
...EXTREME CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES MONDAY AND
CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES TONIGHT AND SUNDAY AND
SUNDAY NIGHT...
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 12 TO 22 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 12 MPH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS
MAY BE SEVERE IN THE EVENING. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
80 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND 51. WATERS CHOPPY BECOMING A LIGHT CHOP
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 20 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING,
THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. HIGHS AROUND
71. WATERS CHOPPY.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 16 TO 24 MPH. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT. LOWS
AROUND 41. WATERS ROUGH.
MONDAY
BREEZY. NORTHEAST WINDS 18 TO 26 MPH. SHOWERS LIKELY IN
THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 80 PERCENT. HIGHS
AROUND 48. WATERS ROUGH.
NEZ027-038-170900-
CALAMUS RESERVOIR-
522 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026
..THE FORECAST FOR CALAMUS RESERVOIR
...EXTREME CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES MONDAY AND
CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES TONIGHT AND SUNDAY AND
SUNDAY NIGHT...
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 16 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 12 TO 18 MPH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY
AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE
IN THE EVENING. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. LOWS
AROUND 54. WATERS CHOPPY.
SUNDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO NORTH 14 TO
24 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
50 PERCENT. HIGHS AROUND 82. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP BECOMING ROUGH
IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 18 TO 24 MPH DECREASING TO 16 TO
20 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 41. WATERS ROUGH BECOMING CHOPPY AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
MONDAY
BREEZY. NORTH WINDS 20 TO 24 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO
28 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT. HIGHS AROUND 54. WATERS ROUGH BECOMING
VERY ROUGH IN THE AFTERNOON.
XXZ059-170900-
SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR-
522 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026
..THE FORECAST FOR SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 209 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
...EXTREME CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES MONDAY AND
CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES TONIGHT AND SUNDAY AND
SUNDAY NIGHT...
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 14 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 8 TO 14 MPH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS
MAY BE SEVERE IN THE EVENING. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
80 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND 51. WATERS CHOPPY BECOMING A MODERATE
CHOP AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 20 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY
AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT. HIGHS AROUND 79. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP
BECOMING CHOPPY IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 24 MPH DECREASING TO 18 TO
20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND 40.
WATERS ROUGH BECOMING CHOPPY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MONDAY
BREEZY. NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 22 MPH INCREASING TO
20 TO 26 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY IN
THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. THE
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT. HIGHS AROUND 52. WATERS
CHOPPY BECOMING ROUGH IN THE AFTERNOON.
XXZ059-170900-
LAKE MALONEY-
522 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026
..THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MALONEY
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 209 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
...EXTREME CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES MONDAY AND
CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES SUNDAY NIGHT...
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 16 TO 18 MPH DECREASING TO 8 TO 18 MPH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS
MAY BE SEVERE IN THE EVENING. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
80 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND 52. WATERS CHOPPY.
SUNDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO NORTH 12 TO
18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. THE
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT. HIGHS AROUND 81. WATERS A
LIGHT CHOP BECOMING CHOPPY IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 18 TO 24 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND
20 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
60 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND 40. WATERS ROUGH BECOMING CHOPPY AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
MONDAY
BREEZY. NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 26 MPH. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT. HIGHS
AROUND 54. WATERS ROUGH.
XXZ069-170900-
ENDERS RESERVOIR-
522 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026
..THE FORECAST FOR ENDERS RESERVOIR
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 209 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
...EXTREME CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES MONDAY AND
CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES SUNDAY NIGHT...
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE. THE CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 80 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND 50. WATERS A MODERATE CHOP
BECOMING A LIGHT CHOP AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 14 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT. HIGHS AROUND
82. WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 16 TO 22 MPH. PARTLY CLOUDY IN
THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. SHOWERS LIKELY. THE CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND 41. WATERS CHOPPY.
MONDAY
BREEZY. NORTHEAST WINDS 18 TO 26 MPH. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT. HIGHS AROUND
57. WATERS ROUGH.
NEZ094-005-024-170900-
MERRITT RESERVOIR-
522 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026
..THE FORECAST FOR MERRITT RESERVOIR
...CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES TONIGHT AND SUNDAY AND
SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 16 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
12 TO 18 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
EVENING. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 90 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND 50. WATERS
CHOPPY.
SUNDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO NORTH 14 TO
24 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. PARTLY SUNNY.
SHOWERS LIKELY AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. THE
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 80 PERCENT. HIGHS AROUND 72. WATERS A
LIGHT CHOP BECOMING ROUGH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 16 TO 22 MPH DECREASING TO 14 TO
18 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN
SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
60 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND 37. WATERS CHOPPY.
MONDAY
NORTH WINDS 18 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 24 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 90 PERCENT. HIGHS AROUND 47. WATERS CHOPPY BECOMING
ROUGH IN THE AFTERNOON.
XXZ071-170900-
RED WILLOW RESERVOIR-
522 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026
..THE FORECAST FOR RED WILLOW RESERVOIR
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 209 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
...EXTREME CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES MONDAY AND
CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES SUNDAY NIGHT...
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 14 TO 18 MPH DECREASING TO 8 TO 18 MPH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE IN
THE EVENING. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 80 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND
52. WATERS CHOPPY.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 18 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT. HIGHS
AROUND 86. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP BECOMING CHOPPY IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 18 TO 24 MPH. PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE
EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE CHANCE
OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND 43. WATERS ROUGH.
MONDAY
WINDY. NORTHEAST WINDS 18 TO 22 MPH INCREASING TO 22 TO
32 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT. HIGHS AROUND 62.
WATERS CHOPPY BECOMING VERY ROUGH IN THE AFTERNOON.
XXZ071-170900-
MEDICINE CREEK RESERVOIR-
522 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026
..THE FORECAST FOR MEDICINE CREEK RESERVOIR
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 209 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
...EXTREME CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES MONDAY AND
CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES SUNDAY NIGHT...
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 14 TO 18 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 16 MPH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE IN
THE EVENING. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 80 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND
55. WATERS CHOPPY BECOMING A MODERATE CHOP AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST
8 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
20 PERCENT. HIGHS AROUND 89. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP BECOMING CHOPPY
IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 18 TO 24 MPH DECREASING TO 18 TO
20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND 45. WATERS ROUGH
BECOMING CHOPPY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MONDAY
WINDY. NORTHEAST WINDS 18 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO NORTH
20 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.
HIGHS AROUND 65. WATERS CHOPPY BECOMING VERY ROUGH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
XXZ059-170900-
JEFFREY RESERVOIR-
522 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026
..THE FORECAST FOR JEFFREY RESERVOIR
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 209 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
...CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES SUNDAY NIGHT AND
MONDAY...
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 14 TO 18 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 18 MPH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS
MAY BE SEVERE IN THE EVENING. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
80 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND 54. WATERS CHOPPY.
SUNDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO NORTH 10 TO
18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. THE
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT. HIGHS AROUND 83. WATERS A
LIGHT CHOP BECOMING CHOPPY IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 18 TO 24 MPH DECREASING TO 18 TO
20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
50 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND 42. WATERS ROUGH BECOMING CHOPPY AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 18 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
18 TO 24 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
IN THE MORNING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT. HIGHS AROUND 57. WATERS
CHOPPY BECOMING ROUGH IN THE AFTERNOON.
NOTE: WIND AND WAVE ACTION ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS IN WINTER.
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