CYPRUS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY
NICOSIA FIR FORECAST
Valid from: 0600 UTC 02/02/2026 Issued at: 0400 UTC 02/02/2026
Valid to: 1800 UTC 02/02/2026 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 JET STREAM OVER THE SOUTHEAST PART OF THE F.I.R. AND MID TO UPPER TROUGH AXIS NORTHWEST OF THE F.I.R. MOVING EAST
Nicosia FIR area
Upper winds (deg. true and knots) and temperatures (°C) at:
FL050 25035 PS05
FL100 24040 MS05
FL180 24065 FAR NW PART 25045 MS21
FL240 24080 NW PART 25060 MS35
FL300 NW PART 25075 SE PART 250100 MS47
FL340 NW PART 24080 SE PART 250120 MS50
FL390 NW PART 25085 SE PART 250115 MS51

Cloud: FEW TO SCT LOC SCT TO BKN CUAC 2500/18000 W AND N PARTS MOV ESE
OCNL EMBD CB 3000/30000 W AND N PARTS
ISOL CB 3000/28000
INIT LOC SCT AC 8000/20000 NE PART

Height of 0 °C isotherm: NW PART 7000/8000
SE PART 8000/10000

Airframe icing: MOD IN CUAC. SEV IN CB

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

Significant weather: OCNL EMBD TS W AND N PARTS
ISOL TS

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