CYPRUS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY
NICOSIA FIR FORECAST
Valid from: 0000 UTC 08/12/2025 Issued at: 2200 UTC 07/12/2025
Valid to: 1200 UTC 08/12/2025 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 JET STREAM JUST SOUTHEAST OF THE F.I.R. AND MID TO UPPER TROUGH AXIS WEST OF THE F.I.R.
Nicosia FIR area
Upper winds (deg. true and knots) and temperatures (°C) at:
FL050 23020 PS07
FL100 22020 MS03
FL180 22020 MS20
FL240 22030 MS35
FL300 19030 SE EDGE 22050 MS50
FL340 20040 SE EDGE 22060 MS59
FL390 NW PART 23035 SE PART 22065 MS58

Cloud: ISOL CB 2500/32000
OCNL EMBD CB 2500/35000 MAINLY S AND E PARTS BUT LATER ENTIRE FIR
SCT TO BKN LOC BKN CUAC 2500/22000

Height of 0 °C isotherm: 8000/9000

Airframe icing: MOD IN CU AND AC
SEV IN CB

Turbulence: MOD IN CU AND AC
SEV IN CB
MOD TURB BTN FL160/400 MAINLY S AND E PARTS

Significant weather: ISOL TS
OCNL EMBD TS MAINLY S AND E PARTS BUT LATER ENTIRE FIR

SIGMETs for the Nicosia FIR in force at the time of the issue of the forecast:
LCCC SIGMET T06 VALID 072200/080200 IN FORCE