CYPRUS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY
NICOSIA FIR FORECAST
Valid from: 1200 UTC 06/10/2026 Issued at: 1000 UTC 06/10/2026
Valid to: 0000 UTC 07/10/2026 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:
MID TO UPPER TROUGH OVER THE F.I.R. AND SOUTHWESTERLY JET-STREAM OVER THE SOUTHEAST EDGE OF THE F.I.R.
Nicosia FIR area
Upper winds (deg. true and knots) and temperatures (°C) at:
FL050 33010 PS12
FL100 30010 PS01
FL180 NW PART 32020 SE PART 24030 MS14
FL240 NW PART 29020 SE PART 23045 MS28
FL300 NW PART 27025 SE PART 23060 MS43
FL340 NW PART 24030 SE PART 22065 MS51
FL390 NW PART 24040 SE PART 23065 MS56

Cloud: FEW LOC SCT, NE PART LOC SCT TO BKN FIRST HALF, CUAC 2500/22000. SOON CU TOPS OVER SW PART WILL REACH UP TO 16000
ISOL, FIRST HALF LOC OCNL AND INIT LOC RISK EMBD, CB 3000/32000 NE PART AND INIT W PART

Height of 0 °C isotherm: NW PART 10500/11500
SE PART 11000/12500

Airframe icing: MOD IN CUAC. SEV IN CB

Turbulence: MOD IN CUAC. SEV IN CB

Significant weather: ISOL, FIRST HALF LOC OCNL AND INIT LOC RISK EMBD, TS NE PART AND INIT W PART

SIGMETs for the Nicosia FIR in force at the time of the issue of the forecast:
LCCC SIGMET T06 VALID 060830/061100 IN FORCE
LCCC SIGMET T07 VALID 060900/061100 IN FORCE