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SXUS43 KLBF 201717  
RECLBF  
 
RECREATIONAL FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE  
1217 PM CDT SAT JUN 20 2026  
 
NEZ057-202100-  
LAKE MCCONAUGHY-  
1217 PM CDT SAT JUN 20 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MCCONAUGHY  
 
...CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES TODAY AND TONIGHT AND  
SUNDAY...  
   
TODAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 24 MPH  
IN THE AFTERNOON. CLOUDY. 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 74. WATERS CHOPPY BECOMING ROUGH IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT  
EAST WINDS 14 TO 24 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 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. THE CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION 90 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND 57. WATERS ROUGH BECOMING A  
LIGHT CHOP AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SUNDAY  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST  
12 TO 22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN  
BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT. HIGHS AROUND  
74. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP BECOMING CHOPPY IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
NORTH WINDS 8 TO 18 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 8 MPH  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE EVENING. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT. LOWS  
AROUND 53. WATERS CHOPPY BECOMING SMOOTH TO A LIGHT CHOP AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.  
 
 
 
NEZ027-038-202100-  
CALAMUS RESERVOIR-  
1217 PM CDT SAT JUN 20 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR CALAMUS RESERVOIR  
 
   
TODAY  
EAST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 16 TO  
18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
MORNING, THEN SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 80 PERCENT. HIGHS AROUND  
73. WATERS A MODERATE CHOP BECOMING CHOPPY IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT  
EAST WINDS 14 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 30 MPH  
BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 14 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CLOUDY.  
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE EVENING. SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE IN  
THE EVENING. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 90 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND  
55. WATERS CHOPPY BECOMING A MODERATE CHOP AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SUNDAY  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 80 PERCENT. HIGHS AROUND  
68. WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND  
4 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. LOWS  
AROUND 51. WATERS A MODERATE CHOP BECOMING SMOOTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 
 
 
XXZ059-202100-  
SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR-  
1217 PM CDT SAT JUN 20 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR  
 
   
..CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES TODAY AND TONIGHT  
 
   
TODAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 20 MPH  
IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.  
SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION  
60 PERCENT. HIGHS AROUND 77. WATERS A MODERATE CHOP BECOMING  
CHOPPY IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT  
EAST WINDS 12 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 12 MPH  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE EVENING,  
THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 90 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND 56. WATERS  
CHOPPY BECOMING A LIGHT CHOP AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SUNDAY  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 8 TO  
14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT. HIGHS  
AROUND 77. WATERS SMOOTH TO A LIGHT CHOP BECOMING A MODERATE CHOP  
IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
NORTH WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND  
6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE  
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND 51. WATERS A  
MODERATE CHOP BECOMING SMOOTH TO A LIGHT CHOP AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 
 
 
XXZ059-202100-  
LAKE MALONEY-  
1217 PM CDT SAT JUN 20 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MALONEY  
 
   
..CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES TODAY AND TONIGHT  
 
   
TODAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 20 MPH  
IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
MORNING, THEN THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE  
OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT. HIGHS AROUND 77. WATERS A MODERATE  
CHOP BECOMING CHOPPY IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT  
EAST WINDS 12 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 12 MPH  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. CLOUDY. SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE  
EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 90 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND 56.  
WATERS CHOPPY BECOMING A LIGHT CHOP AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SUNDAY  
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 8 TO  
14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. PARTLY SUNNY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT. HIGHS AROUND 76. WATERS SMOOTH TO A  
LIGHT CHOP BECOMING A MODERATE CHOP IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH  
6 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT. LOWS  
AROUND 51. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP BECOMING SMOOTH TO A LIGHT CHOP  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 
 
 
XXZ069-202100-  
ENDERS RESERVOIR-  
1217 PM CDT SAT JUN 20 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR ENDERS RESERVOIR  
 
   
..CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES TODAY AND TONIGHT  
 
   
TODAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 24 MPH  
WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. PARTLY SUNNY. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS AND A  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT. HIGHS AROUND 87. WATERS CHOPPY BECOMING  
ROUGH IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT  
EAST WINDS 12 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 12 MPH  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY  
IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 80 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND 57. WATERS  
CHOPPY BECOMING A LIGHT CHOP AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SUNDAY  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH INCREASING TO NORTH 10 TO  
16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN  
CLEARING. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE  
OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT. HIGHS AROUND 84. WATERS SMOOTH TO A  
LIGHT CHOP BECOMING A MODERATE CHOP IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH BECOMING NORTH 4 TO  
6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. THE  
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND 52. WATERS A  
MODERATE CHOP BECOMING SMOOTH TO A LIGHT CHOP AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 
 
 
NEZ094-005-024-202100-  
MERRITT RESERVOIR-  
1217 PM CDT SAT JUN 20 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR MERRITT RESERVOIR  
 
   
..CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES TODAY AND TONIGHT  
 
   
TODAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 22 MPH  
IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. THE  
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 80 PERCENT. HIGHS AROUND 73. WATERS  
CHOPPY.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 8 TO 12 MPH  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. CLOUDY. SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION 90 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND 53. WATERS CHOPPY BECOMING  
A LIGHT CHOP AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SUNDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST  
10 TO 14 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS LIKELY  
IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 80 PERCENT. HIGHS AROUND  
68. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP BECOMING A MODERATE CHOP IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH BECOMING NORTH 4 TO  
6 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 49. WATERS A MODERATE CHOP BECOMING SMOOTH TO A LIGHT  
CHOP AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 
 
 
XXZ071-202100-  
RED WILLOW RESERVOIR-  
1217 PM CDT SAT JUN 20 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR RED WILLOW RESERVOIR  
 
...EXTREME CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES TODAY AND  
CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES TONIGHT...  
   
TODAY  
BREEZY. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO  
26 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS  
LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE  
OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. HIGHS AROUND 83. WATERS CHOPPY  
BECOMING ROUGH IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 14 TO 24 MPH BECOMING EAST 8 TO 12 MPH  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE EVENING. SHOWERS. A  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION NEAR 100 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND 58. WATERS ROUGH  
BECOMING A LIGHT CHOP AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SUNDAY  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST  
8 TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION  
30 PERCENT. HIGHS AROUND 81. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP BECOMING A  
MODERATE CHOP IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
NORTH WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH DECREASING TO 4 TO 8 MPH  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
EVENING. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND 53.  
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP BECOMING SMOOTH TO A LIGHT CHOP AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.  
 
 
 
XXZ071-202100-  
MEDICINE CREEK RESERVOIR-  
1217 PM CDT SAT JUN 20 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR MEDICINE CREEK RESERVOIR  
 
   
..CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES TODAY AND TONIGHT  
 
   
TODAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 24 MPH  
WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
MORNING, THEN THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE  
OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT. HIGHS AROUND 81. WATERS A MODERATE  
CHOP BECOMING ROUGH IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 14 TO 24 MPH BECOMING EAST 8 TO 12 MPH  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE EVENING,  
THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 90 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND 59. WATERS  
ROUGH BECOMING A LIGHT CHOP AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SUNDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST  
6 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN  
BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT. HIGHS AROUND  
79. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH BECOMING NORTH 4 TO  
8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE EVENING. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND  
53. WATERS A MODERATE CHOP BECOMING SMOOTH TO A LIGHT CHOP AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.  
 
 
 
XXZ059-202100-  
JEFFREY RESERVOIR-  
1217 PM CDT SAT JUN 20 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR JEFFREY RESERVOIR  
 
   
TODAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 18 MPH  
WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN  
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT. HIGHS AROUND 76. WATERS A MODERATE CHOP  
BECOMING CHOPPY IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 18 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 12 MPH  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE EVENING. SHOWERS. A  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION 90 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND 57. WATERS CHOPPY BECOMING  
A LIGHT CHOP AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SUNDAY  
SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH INCREASING TO 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON. PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT. HIGHS AROUND  
75. WATERS SMOOTH TO A LIGHT CHOP BECOMING A LIGHT CHOP IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH BECOMING NORTH 4 TO  
6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE EVENING. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND  
51. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP BECOMING SMOOTH TO A LIGHT CHOP AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.  
 
 
 
 
 
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