CYPRUS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY
NICOSIA FIR FORECAST
Valid from: 0600 UTC 22/02/2026 Issued at: 0400 UTC 22/02/2026
Valid to: 1800 UTC 22/02/2026 Issued by: AK
This is an area forecast and the information is not intended to apply to any particular station or route.
All heights are in feet AMSL.
Special features of the meteorological situation:
SOUTHWESTERLY TO WESTERLY JET STREAM OVER THE SOUTH PART OF THE F.I.R.
Nicosia FIR area
Upper winds (deg. true and knots) and temperatures (°C) at:
FL050 25020 PS04
FL100 25020 MS06
FL180 NW PART 25030 MS24 SE PART 24050 MS17
FL240 NW PART 24045 MS37 SE PART 23090 MS30
FL300 240115 NW EDGE 24080 MS45 SE PART MS38
FL340 NW PART 240125 SE PART 250145 MS42
FL390 240130 MS48

Cloud: FEW TO SCT LOC AT TIMES SCT TO BKN, SECOND HALF FEW LOC SCT MAINLY OVER LAND, E AND S PARTS, CUAC 2500/16000. ISOL TOPS WILL REACH UP TO 18000
ISOL, RISK EMBD, CB 3000/23000

Height of 0 °C isotherm: FIRST HALF 6500/7500
SECOND HALF 7000/7500

Airframe icing: MOD IN CUAC
SEV IN CB

Turbulence: MOD IN CUAC
SEV IN CB
MOD TURB BTN FL160/400

Significant weather: ISOL, RISK EMBD, TS

SIGMETs for the Nicosia FIR in force at the time of the issue of the forecast:
NIL