032  
SXUS43 KLBF 202201  
RECLBF  
 
RECREATIONAL FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE  
501 PM CDT THU AUG 20 2026  
 
NEZ057-210900-  
LAKE MCCONAUGHY-  
501 PM CDT THU AUG 20 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MCCONAUGHY  
 
   
TONIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND  
64. WATERS SMOOTH TO A LIGHT CHOP.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 8 TO  
10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 92. WATERS A LIGHT  
CHOP.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. THE CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND 63. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
SATURDAY  
EAST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 18 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 82. WATERS A MODERATE  
CHOP BECOMING CHOPPY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
 
 
NEZ027-038-210900-  
CALAMUS RESERVOIR-  
501 PM CDT THU AUG 20 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR CALAMUS RESERVOIR  
 
   
TONIGHT  
SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 4 TO  
6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE EVENING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE  
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND 64. WATERS A  
LIGHT CHOP BECOMING SMOOTH TO A LIGHT CHOP AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 10 TO  
12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION  
20 PERCENT. HIGHS AROUND 85. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHEAST 4 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT. LOWS  
AROUND 62. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP BECOMING SMOOTH TO A LIGHT CHOP  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SATURDAY  
EAST WINDS 4 TO 10 MPH. SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 80.  
WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.  
 
 
 
XXZ059-210900-  
SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR-  
501 PM CDT THU AUG 20 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR  
 
   
TONIGHT  
SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 64.  
WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 12 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 94. WATERS A LIGHT  
CHOP.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST  
6 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN  
BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.  
THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND 62. WATERS A  
LIGHT CHOP BECOMING SMOOTH TO A LIGHT CHOP AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SATURDAY  
EAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 14 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 87. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP  
BECOMING A MODERATE CHOP IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
 
 
XXZ059-210900-  
LAKE MALONEY-  
501 PM CDT THU AUG 20 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MALONEY  
 
   
TONIGHT  
SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 64.  
WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 14 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 93. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP  
BECOMING A MODERATE CHOP IN THE AFTERNOON.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH BECOMING EAST AROUND  
6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. THE  
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND 62. WATERS A  
MODERATE CHOP BECOMING SMOOTH TO A LIGHT CHOP AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SATURDAY  
EAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 14 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 87. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP  
BECOMING A MODERATE CHOP IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
 
 
XXZ069-210900-  
ENDERS RESERVOIR-  
501 PM CDT THU AUG 20 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR ENDERS RESERVOIR  
 
   
TONIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND  
64. WATERS SMOOTH TO A LIGHT CHOP.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 14 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 97. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP  
BECOMING A MODERATE CHOP IN THE AFTERNOON.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH DECREASING TO 4 TO  
10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION  
20 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND 62. WATERS A MODERATE CHOP BECOMING A  
LIGHT CHOP AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SATURDAY  
EAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 16 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 88. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP  
BECOMING A MODERATE CHOP IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
 
 
NEZ094-005-024-210900-  
MERRITT RESERVOIR-  
501 PM CDT THU AUG 20 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR MERRITT RESERVOIR  
 
   
TONIGHT  
EAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 63. WATERS SMOOTH TO A LIGHT  
CHOP.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 91.  
WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH DECREASING TO 4 TO 8 MPH  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 61. WATERS A LIGHT  
CHOP BECOMING SMOOTH TO A LIGHT CHOP AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SATURDAY  
EAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 84. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.  
 
 
 
XXZ071-210900-  
RED WILLOW RESERVOIR-  
501 PM CDT THU AUG 20 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR RED WILLOW RESERVOIR  
 
   
TONIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND  
65. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 16 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT. HIGHS AROUND  
97. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP BECOMING A MODERATE CHOP IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH BECOMING EAST 6 TO  
10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION  
30 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND 63. WATERS A MODERATE CHOP BECOMING A  
LIGHT CHOP AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SATURDAY  
EAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 16 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 90. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP  
BECOMING A MODERATE CHOP IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
 
 
XXZ071-210900-  
MEDICINE CREEK RESERVOIR-  
501 PM CDT THU AUG 20 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR MEDICINE CREEK RESERVOIR  
 
   
TONIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH DECREASING TO 4 TO 8 MPH  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 65. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP  
BECOMING SMOOTH TO A LIGHT CHOP AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 12 TO  
16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT. HIGHS  
AROUND 95. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP BECOMING A MODERATE CHOP IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH BECOMING EAST 6 TO  
10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND 63.  
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP BECOMING A LIGHT CHOP AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SATURDAY  
EAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 14 MPH  
WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 88.  
WATERS A LIGHT CHOP BECOMING A MODERATE CHOP IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
 
 
XXZ059-210900-  
JEFFREY RESERVOIR-  
501 PM CDT THU AUG 20 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR JEFFREY RESERVOIR  
 
   
TONIGHT  
SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 64.  
WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 10 TO  
14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION  
20 PERCENT. HIGHS AROUND 92. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP BECOMING A  
MODERATE CHOP IN THE AFTERNOON.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH BECOMING EAST 4 TO  
6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE EVENING. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND  
61. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP BECOMING SMOOTH TO A LIGHT CHOP AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
SATURDAY  
EAST WINDS 4 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 12 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 85. WATERS A LIGHT  
CHOP.  
 
 
 
 
 
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