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RECREATIONAL FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE  
221 AM CDT WED APR 22 2026  
 
NEZ057-220900-  
LAKE MCCONAUGHY-  
221 AM CDT WED APR 22 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MCCONAUGHY  
 
...EXTREME CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES TODAY AND  
TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...  
   
OVERNIGHT  
SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND  
53. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
WEDNESDAY  
BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO  
26 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT. HIGHS  
AROUND 85. WATERS CHOPPY BECOMING ROUGH IN THE AFTERNOON.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS 18 TO 26 MPH SHIFTING TO  
THE NORTHWEST 18 TO 22 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.  
PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.  
THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND 54. WATERS  
ROUGH BECOMING CHOPPY AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
THURSDAY  
BREEZY. NORTHWEST WINDS 18 TO 28 MPH. MOSTLY SUNNY.  
HIGHS AROUND 67. WATERS VERY ROUGH.  
 
 
 
NEZ027-038-220900-  
CALAMUS RESERVOIR-  
221 AM CDT WED APR 22 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR CALAMUS RESERVOIR  
 
...EXTREME CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES TODAY AND  
TONIGHT AND CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES THURSDAY...  
   
OVERNIGHT  
SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND  
56. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
WEDNESDAY  
WINDY. SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 24 MPH INCREASING TO 26 TO  
32 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 85. WATERS ROUGH  
BECOMING VERY ROUGH IN THE AFTERNOON.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
WINDY. SOUTH WINDS 26 TO 30 MPH BECOMING  
SOUTHWEST 16 TO 26 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT. LOWS  
AROUND 56. WATERS VERY ROUGH BECOMING ROUGH AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
THURSDAY  
WEST WINDS 10 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 20 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 73.  
WATERS CHOPPY.  
 
 
 
XXZ059-220900-  
SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR-  
221 AM CDT WED APR 22 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR  
 
...EXTREME CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES TODAY AND  
TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...  
   
OVERNIGHT  
SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 56.  
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
WEDNESDAY  
BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 24 MPH INCREASING TO 26 TO  
28 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT. HIGHS  
AROUND 87. WATERS ROUGH BECOMING VERY ROUGH IN THE AFTERNOON.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 26 MPH BECOMING WEST  
14 TO 18 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION  
30 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND 52. WATERS ROUGH BECOMING CHOPPY AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
THURSDAY  
BREEZY. NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 22 MPH INCREASING TO  
20 TO 26 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. PARTLY SUNNY.  
HIGHS AROUND 70. WATERS CHOPPY BECOMING ROUGH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
 
 
XXZ059-220900-  
LAKE MALONEY-  
221 AM CDT WED APR 22 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MALONEY  
 
...EXTREME CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES TODAY AND  
TONIGHT AND CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES THURSDAY...  
   
OVERNIGHT  
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH. CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 56.  
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
WEDNESDAY  
WINDY. SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 24 MPH INCREASING TO 26 TO  
30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT. HIGHS AROUND  
86. WATERS ROUGH BECOMING VERY ROUGH IN THE AFTERNOON.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS 22 TO 26 MPH BECOMING WEST  
14 TO 22 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN  
BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.  
THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND 52. WATERS  
ROUGH BECOMING CHOPPY AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
THURSDAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 22 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO  
24 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS  
AROUND 70. WATERS CHOPPY BECOMING ROUGH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
 
 
XXZ069-220900-  
ENDERS RESERVOIR-  
221 AM CDT WED APR 22 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR ENDERS RESERVOIR  
 
...EXTREME CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES TODAY AND  
CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...  
   
OVERNIGHT  
SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 14 MPH. CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 56.  
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
WEDNESDAY  
BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 22 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO  
26 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT. HIGHS  
AROUND 88. WATERS CHOPPY BECOMING ROUGH IN THE AFTERNOON.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 24 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR  
35 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 14 TO 18 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY  
CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. THE  
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND 51. WATERS ROUGH  
BECOMING CHOPPY AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
THURSDAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO  
22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS  
AROUND 71. WATERS CHOPPY.  
 
 
 
NEZ094-005-024-220900-  
MERRITT RESERVOIR-  
221 AM CDT WED APR 22 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR MERRITT RESERVOIR  
 
...EXTREME CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES TODAY AND  
TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...  
   
OVERNIGHT  
SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND  
53. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
WEDNESDAY  
WINDY. SOUTH WINDS 16 TO 26 MPH INCREASING TO 28 TO  
32 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. A 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  
WINDY. SOUTH WINDS 22 TO 32 MPH BECOMING WEST  
14 TO 18 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY  
IN THE EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND 53. WATERS  
VERY ROUGH BECOMING CHOPPY AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
THURSDAY  
BREEZY. WEST WINDS 14 TO 24 MPH INCREASING TO  
NORTHWEST 20 TO 26 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.  
PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. THE  
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT. HIGHS AROUND 67. WATERS  
ROUGH.  
 
 
 
XXZ071-220900-  
RED WILLOW RESERVOIR-  
221 AM CDT WED APR 22 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR RED WILLOW RESERVOIR  
 
...EXTREME CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES TODAY AND  
TONIGHT AND CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES THURSDAY...  
   
OVERNIGHT  
SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 55.  
WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
WEDNESDAY  
WINDY. SOUTH WINDS 16 TO 26 MPH INCREASING TO 26 TO  
32 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT. HIGHS AROUND  
86. WATERS ROUGH BECOMING VERY ROUGH IN THE AFTERNOON.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS 24 TO 28 MPH BECOMING WEST  
12 TO 22 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 52.  
WATERS VERY ROUGH BECOMING CHOPPY AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
THURSDAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 24 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO  
24 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS  
AROUND 74. WATERS ROUGH.  
 
 
 
XXZ071-220900-  
MEDICINE CREEK RESERVOIR-  
221 AM CDT WED APR 22 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR MEDICINE CREEK RESERVOIR  
 
...EXTREME CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES TODAY AND  
TONIGHT AND CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES THURSDAY...  
   
OVERNIGHT  
SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 55.  
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
WEDNESDAY  
WINDY. SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 24 MPH INCREASING TO 26 TO  
32 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT. HIGHS  
AROUND 86. WATERS ROUGH BECOMING VERY ROUGH IN THE AFTERNOON.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS 24 TO 28 MPH BECOMING  
SOUTHWEST 14 TO 24 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 55. WATERS VERY ROUGH BECOMING ROUGH  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
THURSDAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO  
22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS  
AROUND 75. WATERS CHOPPY.  
 
 
 
XXZ059-220900-  
JEFFREY RESERVOIR-  
221 AM CDT WED APR 22 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR JEFFREY RESERVOIR  
 
...EXTREME CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES TODAY AND  
TONIGHT AND CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES THURSDAY...  
   
OVERNIGHT  
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH. CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 57.  
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
WEDNESDAY  
WINDY. SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 24 MPH INCREASING TO 26 TO  
30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT. HIGHS  
AROUND 86. WATERS ROUGH BECOMING VERY ROUGH IN THE AFTERNOON.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS 24 TO 26 MPH BECOMING WEST  
16 TO 26 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN  
BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.  
THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND 52. WATERS  
ROUGH.    
THURSDAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO  
20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS  
AROUND 71. WATERS CHOPPY.  
 
 
 
 
 
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