CYPRUS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY
NICOSIA FIR FORECAST
Valid from: 0600 UTC 29/08/2026 Issued at: 0400 UTC 29/08/2026
Valid to: 1800 UTC 29/08/2026 Issued by: AC
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:
NORTHWESTERLY TO NORTHERLY JET-STREAM OVER THE WEST PART OF THE F.I.R. AND MID TO UPPER LOW OVER THE NORTH EDGE OF THE F.I.R. MOVING SOUTHEAST
Nicosia FIR area
Upper winds (deg. true and knots) and temperatures (°C) at:
FL050 VRB25 PS17
FL100 SW PART 31040 PS11 NE PART VRB25 PS05
FL180 W PART 34055 SE PART 25050 FAR NE PART VRB25 MS12 FAR S PART MS06
FL240 W PART 34080 SE PART 26060 FAR NE PART VRB25 MS24 SW PART MS18
FL300 W PART 33085 SE PART 27075 FAR NE PART 22035 MS34
FL340 W PART 33085 SE PART 28075 FAR NE PART 23035 MS42
FL390 W PART 33080 SE PART 28070 NE EDGE 24040 MS49

Cloud: FEW TO SCT LOC BKN CUAC 2500/21000 MAINLY N AND E PARTS
ISOL CB 3000/37000 MAINLY N AND E PARTS
OCNL EMBD CB 3000/37000 MAINLY NE PART AND BY END OF PERIOD FAR E PART

Height of 0 °C isotherm: NE PART 11500/13000 SW PART 13000/16000

Airframe icing: MOD IN CUAC. SEV IN CB

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

Significant weather: ISOL TS MAINLY N AND E PARTS
OCNL EMBD TS MAINLY NE PART AND BY END OF PERIOD FAR E PART

SIGMETs for the Nicosia FIR in force at the time of the issue of the forecast:
LCCC NR01 (EMBD TS) VALID 290330/290730