Sunday February 18, 2024
Both Bracketvile (KDFX) and NewBraunfels (KEWX) radars offline at flight time, a few hundred bats flew from Congress 0:52 & McNeil 0:58, no other activity in the N & E SBA, Congress Flight Time Conditions: Winds Variable at 5 mph – had been E 5-6 mph most of the afternoon, Temp 49°F, Dew Point 23°F falling, Visibility 10 miles, A Few Clouds, 22 Heating Degree Days, Cloud Base 5928′, RH 36% rising, Wind Chill 47°F, BP 30.16 rising
Monday February 19, 2024
6:05 pm – 6:35 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
may warm up enough for a flight tonight
Sunset: 6:22 pm
Dark: 6:52 pm (10-20 minutes earlier if cloudy)
Sunrise: 7:08 am
Sunday February 18, 2024
Flight: No Flight
Scouts:
Flight Time Conditions: Winds Variable at 5 mph – had been E 5-6 mph most of the afternoon, Temp 49°F, Dew Point 23°F falling, Visibility 10 miles, A Few Clouds, 22 Heating Degree Days, Cloud Base 5928′, RH 36% rising, Wind Chill 47°F, BP 30.16 rising
Saturday February 17, 2024
Bracketville radar (KDFX) offline again at flight time, Bracken(~6k) 0:56 the only CenTex flight, Congress Flight Time Conditions: Winds N at 16 mph – had been N 20-25 all afternoon with gusts to 31 mph around 5pm, Temp 44°F, Dew Point 28°F falling, Visibility 10 miles, Partly Cloudy, 20 Heating Degree Days, Cloud Base 3648′, RH 53% rising, Wind Chill 37°F, BP 30.27 rising
Sunday February 18, 2024
6:05 pm – 6:35 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
Sunset: 6:21 pm
Dark: 6:51 pm (10-20 minutes earlier if cloudy)
Sunrise: 7:09 am
Saturday February 17, 2024
Flight: No Flight
Scouts:
Flight Time Conditions: Winds N at 16 mph – had been N 20-25 all afternoon with gusts to 31 mph around 5pm, Temp 44°F, Dew Point 28°F falling, Visibility 10 miles, Partly Cloudy, 20 Heating Degree Days, Cloud Base 3648′, RH 53% rising, Wind Chill 37°F, BP 30.27 rising
Saturday February 17, 2024
6:05 pm – 6:35 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
Sunset: 6:20 pm
Dark: 6:50 pm (10-20 minutes earlier if cloudy)
Sunrise: 7:10 am
Friday February 16, 2024
Cold front moving in from the NW at flight time, Loyola 0:14, McNeil 0:18, SanPedro BalconesHeights 0:20, 410&IH35 Randolph 0:24, CongressScouts 0:26, WellsBranch 0:28, Howard Bracken TX28 SchertzClemens SALutheranHS 0:32, Temple Belton Salado Granger Taylor Congress(~26.8k – 2% to altitude) SMCenterpoint SCUCISD 0:38, Seguin 0:42, Lockhart GrapeCreekHS FosterRd 0:48, Chiroptorium 1:02 the only activity after the frontal passage,
Friday February 16, 2024
Flight: 6:30 pm
Scouts:
11 minutes after sunset ~26.8k flew 2 miles S on N Winds at 14 mph – had been S 10-13 all afternoon before swinging hard to the N right around flight time, Visibility 10 miles, Overcast, Temp 65°F, Dew Point 49°F falling, 2 Cooling Degree Days, Cloud Base 3648′, RH 56% falling, Wind Chill N/A, BP 29.97 rising, bats viewable under streetlights until 7:15 pm
Thursday February 15, 2024
Clouds & moisture from S Texas storms move in from the SW, Georgetown McNeil SanPedro SALutheranHS 0:26, SMCenterpoint 0:26, NuecesRR SmythCrossing 0:30, Taylor WellsBranch Wimberley NewBraunfels SCUCISD SchertzClemens Randolph TX28 4140&IH35 0:34, GrapeCreekHS 0:36, Temple Congress(~56.0k – 20% to altitude) SanMarcos 0:40, SanAngelo(downtown or FosterRd?) 0:44, Salado Bracken Camden Seguin Harwood SMRB(Slayden) 0:46, Frio 0:50, Knippa 0:54, Chiroptorium Stuart 0:58, D’Hanis 1:02, Comfort Kerrville 1:06, OldTunnel 1:10,