6:15 pm – 6:45 pm
when conditions allow, i.e. when temps are >50°F, Dew Point >45°F (>38°F after long torpor), Heating Degree Days <9 (<15 after long torpor), atmosphere stable, no pressure drops, no strong wind, no rain in the area
chance for a good flight tonight

Sunset: 6:29 pm
Dark: 6:59 pm (10-20 minutes earlier if cloudy)
Sunrise: 6:57 am 

Flight: 6:30 pm
Scouts: 

2 minutes after sunset, a smattering of bats (only ~800) flew 3 miles S on N Winds at 22 mph – had been northerly 24-29 mph all afternoon with gusts to 33 mph around 5pm, Temp 50°F, Dew Point a chilly 26°F falling, Visibility 10 miles, Overcast & Breezy, 6 Heating Degree Days, Cloud Base 5472′, RH 39% falling, Wind Chill 26°F, BP 30.31 rising

Upper-level moisture sweeping across from the WSW, Tiny flights with the exception of Bracken(~69.8k – 0% to altitude), SanPedro BalconesHeights 0:28, SALutheranHS Camden Southtown Lackland 0:32, Loyola 0:36, McNeil Congress(~800 none to altitude) Dittmar 0:38, TX28 Randolph 410&IH35 0:40, SMCenterpoint 0:42, Wimberley 0:44, SanMarcos Bracken(~69.8k) SCUCISD SchertzClemens 0:48,

Bracketville (KDFX) finally back online after 10 days of maintenance, Upper-level moisture from the W streaming across the Hill Country, D’Hanis 23:52, SanPedro BalconesHeights 0:12, Camden 0:20, McNeil 0:24, Knippa SALutheranHS 0:26, NuecesRR 0:28, Wimberley TX28 Randolph Camden2 Bracketville Spofford FosterRd 0:34, Frio 0:36, Vanderpool Sabinal US90W&Nueces SmythCrossing 0:38, Congress(~104.3k – 5% to altitude at max 1st scan level – possibly more later) SchertzClemens 0:40, Pinto 0:42, Temple GrapeCreekHS 0:44, Buda SanMarcos SMCenterpoint NewBraunfels Bracken SCUCISD Seguin 0:46, Lockhart SMRB(Slayden) 0:54, Frio2 0:56,

6:15 pm – 6:45 pm
when conditions allow, i.e. when temps are >50°F, Dew Point >45°F (>38°F after long torpor), Heating Degree Days <9 (<15 after long torpor), atmosphere stable, no pressure drops, no strong wind, no rain in the area
chance for a good flight tonight

Sunset: 6:28 pm
Dark: 6:58 pm (10-20 minutes earlier if cloudy)
Sunrise: 6:59 am 

Flight: 6:32 pm
Scouts: 

5 minutes after sunset ~104.3k flew 20 miles SE into SE Winds at 7 mph – had been S 9-14 mph most of the afternoon, Temp 74°F, Dew Point 66°F falling, Visibility 9 miles, Overcast, 9 Cooling Degree Days, Cloud Base 1824′, RH 76% rising, Heat Index N/A, BP 29.71 rising, bats viewable until 8:23 pm under streetlights

Bracketville (KDFX) still offline – the 10th straight day – we are loosing valuable insights regarding migration patterns, SanPedro Babcock&410(BalconesHeights) 0:30, McNeil 0:34, TX28 Randolph 410&IH35 Camden 0:36, SALutheranHS 0:38, WellsBranch Howard 0:40, Wimberley SanMarcos SMCenterpoint SchertzClemens 0:44, Temple McNeil2 NLamar UT Loyola Congress(~34.3k – 13% to altitude) 0:46, GrapeCreekHS FosterRd 0:48, Blanco Buda NewBraunfels Bracken SCUCISD TX26 Seguin SMRB(Slayden) 0:50, BeeCavePark 0:54, MustangRidge Lockhart Harwood 0:58, Salado Milano Floresville 1:00,

6:15 pm – 6:45 pm
when conditions allow, i.e. when temps are >50°F, Dew Point >45°F (>38°F after long torpor), Heating Degree Days <9 (<15 after long torpor), atmosphere stable, no pressure drops, no strong wind, no rain in the area
chance for a good flight tonight

Sunset: 6:28 pm
Dark: 6:58 pm (10-20 minutes earlier if cloudy)
Sunrise: 7:00 am 

Flight: 6:38 pm
Scouts: 

12 minutes past sunset ~34.3k flew 6 miles ENE on S Winds at 9 mph – had been S 13-15 all afternoon with gusts to 25 mph around 2pm, Visibility 10 miles, Mostly Cloudy, Temp 72°F, DewPoint 66°F steady, 4 Cooling Degree Days, Cloud Base 1368′, WindChill N/A, RH 82% rising, BP 29.81 falling, bats viewable until 8:05 pm under streetlights

Both Bracketvile (KDFX) and NewBraunfels (KEWX) radars offline yet again at flight time -we are definitely missing early migration, McNeil 0:38, GrapeCreekHS FosterRd 0:42, Temple FtCavazosMain WellsBranch Howard 0:46, Congress(40.0k – 23% to altitude) 0:52, Milano Thorndale 1:00, MustangRidge SanMarcos Lockhart 1:06, Chiroptorium 1:14,