CYPRUS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY
NICOSIA FIR FORECAST
Valid from: 0000 UTC 09/01/2026 Issued at: 2200 UTC 08/01/2026
Valid to: 1200 UTC 09/01/2026 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:
SOUTHWESTERLY TO WESTERLY JET STREAM OVER SOUTHEAST PART OF THE F.I.R. AND MID TO UPPER TROUGH AXIS OVER THE F.I.R. MOVING EAST
Nicosia FIR area
Upper winds (deg. true and knots) and temperatures (°C) at:
FL050 27035 PS03
FL100 27040 MS08
FL180 NW PART 26045 SE PART 24065 MS24
FL240 NW PART 26050 MS39 SE PART 24095 MS33
FL300 NW PART 27070 SE PART 250110 MS42
FL340 NW PART 27075 SE PART 250115 MS44
FL390 260110 FAR N PART 26090 MS49

Cloud: INIT RISK OF ISOL EMBD CB 2500/28000 N PART
ISOL, GRADUALLY OCNL AND PROBABLY EMBD, CB 2500/26000 W AND N PARTS MOV E
FEW TO SCT LOC SCT TO BKN CUAC 3000/17000 W AND N PARTS MOV E
SCT TO BKN AC 9000/24000 E AND S PARTS MOV E

Height of 0 °C isotherm: FIRST HALF 6000/8000
SECOND HALF 5500/7000

Airframe icing: MOD IN CUAC
SEV IN CB

Turbulence: MOD IN CUAC. SEV IN CB
MOD TURB BTN FL160/400
RISK OF SEV TURB BTN FL180/400 W AND S PARTS SECOND HALF

Significant weather: INIT RISK OF ISOL EMBD TS N PART
ISOL, GRADUALLY OCNL AND PROBABLY EMBD, TS W AND N PARTS MOV E

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