615  
SXUS43 KLBF 211231  
RECLBF  
 
RECREATIONAL FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE  
731 AM CDT TUE APR 21 2026  
 
NEZ057-212100-  
LAKE MCCONAUGHY-  
731 AM CDT TUE APR 21 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MCCONAUGHY
 
 
...EXTREME CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES WEDNESDAY AND  
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...  
   
TODAY
 
WEST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 6 TO 8 MPH  
IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 82. WATERS SMOOTH TO A  
LIGHT CHOP.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 52.  
WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
WEDNESDAY
 
BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO  
28 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 82. WATERS CHOPPY BECOMING  
VERY ROUGH IN THE AFTERNOON.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 26 MPH BECOMING WEST  
14 TO 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN  
BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
EVENING. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND 49.  
WATERS ROUGH BECOMING CHOPPY AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 

 
 
NEZ027-038-212100-  
CALAMUS RESERVOIR-  
731 AM CDT TUE APR 21 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR CALAMUS RESERVOIR
 
 
...EXTREME CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES WEDNESDAY AND  
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...  
   
TODAY
 
NORTH WINDS 4 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AROUND  
10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 85. WATERS A LIGHT  
CHOP.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 52. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
WEDNESDAY
 
WINDY. SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 24 MPH INCREASING TO 26 TO  
32 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY. HIGHS  
AROUND 85. WATERS ROUGH BECOMING VERY ROUGH IN THE AFTERNOON.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
WINDY. SOUTH WINDS 28 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
NEAR 45 MPH DECREASING TO 18 TO 28 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY  
CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND 53.  
WATERS VERY ROUGH.  
 

 
 
XXZ059-212100-  
SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR-  
731 AM CDT TUE APR 21 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR
 
 
...EXTREME CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES WEDNESDAY AND  
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...  
   
TODAY
 
NORTH WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 6 TO 8 MPH  
IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 89. WATERS SMOOTH TO A  
LIGHT CHOP.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 52.  
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
WEDNESDAY
 
WINDY. SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 24 MPH INCREASING TO 26 TO  
30 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 88. WATERS ROUGH BECOMING  
VERY ROUGH IN THE AFTERNOON.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 26 MPH BECOMING WEST  
14 TO 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION  
20 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND 49. WATERS ROUGH BECOMING CHOPPY AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.  
 

 
 
XXZ059-212100-  
LAKE MALONEY-  
731 AM CDT TUE APR 21 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MALONEY
 
 
...EXTREME CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES WEDNESDAY AND  
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...  
   
TODAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST  
6 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 89. WATERS  
SMOOTH TO A LIGHT CHOP.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH  
12 TO 14 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 52. WATERS  
A LIGHT CHOP BECOMING A MODERATE CHOP AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
WEDNESDAY
 
WINDY. SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 24 MPH INCREASING TO 26 TO  
30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT. HIGHS AROUND 88. WATERS ROUGH BECOMING  
VERY ROUGH IN THE AFTERNOON.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS 24 TO 26 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
NEAR 40 MPH BECOMING WEST 14 TO 24 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY  
CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. THE CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND 49. WATERS ROUGH.  
 

 
 
XXZ069-212100-  
ENDERS RESERVOIR-  
731 AM CDT TUE APR 21 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR ENDERS RESERVOIR
 
 
...EXTREME CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES WEDNESDAY AND  
CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES WEDNESDAY NIGHT...  
   
TODAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 91. WATERS SMOOTH TO A LIGHT  
CHOP.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH  
10 TO 14 MPH AND GUSTY AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND  
52. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP BECOMING A MODERATE CHOP AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
WEDNESDAY
 
BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 22 TO  
26 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 91. WATERS CHOPPY BECOMING  
ROUGH IN THE AFTERNOON.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 18 TO 24 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR  
35 MPH BECOMING WEST 10 TO 18 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY.  
LOWS AROUND 48. WATERS ROUGH BECOMING CHOPPY AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 

 
 
NEZ094-005-024-212100-  
MERRITT RESERVOIR-  
731 AM CDT TUE APR 21 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR MERRITT RESERVOIR
 
 
...EXTREME CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES WEDNESDAY AND  
CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES WEDNESDAY NIGHT...  
   
TODAY
 
EAST WINDS 4 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 10 TO  
12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 88. WATERS A LIGHT  
CHOP.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND  
55. WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
WEDNESDAY
 
BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 24 MPH INCREASING TO 26 TO  
28 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY.  
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT. HIGHS AROUND  
89. WATERS ROUGH BECOMING VERY ROUGH IN THE AFTERNOON.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 18 TO 24 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR  
35 MPH BECOMING WEST 14 TO 18 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  
60 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND 49. WATERS ROUGH BECOMING CHOPPY AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.  
 

 
 
XXZ071-212100-  
RED WILLOW RESERVOIR-  
731 AM CDT TUE APR 21 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR RED WILLOW RESERVOIR
 
 
...EXTREME CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES WEDNESDAY AND  
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...  
   
TODAY
 
NORTH WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 6 TO  
8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 91. WATERS SMOOTH TO  
A LIGHT CHOP.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 51.  
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
WEDNESDAY
 
WINDY. SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 24 MPH INCREASING TO 26 TO  
34 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT. HIGHS AROUND 90. WATERS ROUGH BECOMING  
EXTREMELY ROUGH IN THE AFTERNOON.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS 24 TO 28 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
NEAR 40 MPH BECOMING WEST 14 TO 24 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY  
CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. THE CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND 49. WATERS VERY ROUGH  
BECOMING ROUGH AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 

 
 
XXZ071-212100-  
MEDICINE CREEK RESERVOIR-  
731 AM CDT TUE APR 21 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR MEDICINE CREEK RESERVOIR
 
 
...EXTREME CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES WEDNESDAY AND  
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...  
   
TODAY
 
NORTH WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 6 TO  
8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 91. WATERS SMOOTH TO  
A LIGHT CHOP.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
WEDNESDAY
 
WINDY. SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 24 MPH INCREASING TO 26 TO  
32 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT. HIGHS AROUND 89. WATERS ROUGH BECOMING  
VERY ROUGH IN THE AFTERNOON.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
WINDY. SOUTH WINDS 24 TO 30 MPH BECOMING  
SOUTHWEST 16 TO 26 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION  
20 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND 50. WATERS VERY ROUGH BECOMING ROUGH  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 

 
 
XXZ059-212100-  
JEFFREY RESERVOIR-  
731 AM CDT TUE APR 21 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR JEFFREY RESERVOIR
 
 
...EXTREME CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES WEDNESDAY AND  
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...  
   
TODAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST  
6 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 90. WATERS  
SMOOTH TO A LIGHT CHOP.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH  
10 TO 14 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 52. WATERS  
A LIGHT CHOP BECOMING A MODERATE CHOP AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
WEDNESDAY
 
WINDY. SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 22 MPH INCREASING TO 22 TO  
30 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 88. WATERS CHOPPY BECOMING  
VERY ROUGH IN THE AFTERNOON.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS 24 TO 28 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
NEAR 40 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 16 TO 26 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. THE CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND 49. WATERS VERY ROUGH  
BECOMING ROUGH AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 

 
 

 
 
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