CYPRUS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY
NICOSIA FIR FORECAST
Valid from: 1200 UTC 29/10/2026 Issued at: 1000 UTC 29/10/2026
Valid to: 0000 UTC 30/10/2026 Issued by: AH
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 UPPER FLOW OVER THE FIR AND MID TO UPPER LOW JUST NORTHWEST OF THE FIR MOVING EAST
Nicosia FIR area
Upper winds (deg. true and knots) and temperatures (°C) at:
FL050 24025 PS07
FL100 24040 NW PART 33020 PS01
FL180 25065 NW PART 30035 FAR NE PART 21035 MS12 N PART LOCALLY MS19
FL240 26085 FAR S PART 27060 FAR N PART 27040 MS29
FL300 27085 N EDGE 27050 MS39
FL340 27085 FAR N PART 27065 MS46
FL390 25080 FAR N PART 27060 MS52

Cloud: SCT LOC BKN CUAC 2000/20000
OCNL LOC EMBD CB 2500/30000

Height of 0 °C isotherm: 10500/12500 NW PART 8500/10500 GRADUALLY 11500/13500 N PART 9500/11500

Airframe icing: MOD IN CUAC
SEV IN CB
RISK SEV FL100/200 N PART MAINLY FIRST HALF

Turbulence: MOD IN CUAC
SEV IN CB
MOD TURB FL160/360 N PART BY END OF PERIOD MOVING E OF THE FIR

Significant weather: OCNL LOC EMBD TS

SIGMETs for the Nicosia FIR in force at the time of the issue of the forecast:
LCCC SIGMET T02 VALID 290645/291045
LCCC SIGMET I01 VALID 290700/291100