CYPRUS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY
NICOSIA FIR FORECAST
Valid from: 1800 UTC 12/02/2026 Issued at: 1600 UTC 12/02/2026
Valid to: 0600 UTC 13/02/2026 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 FLOW OVER THE F.I.R. AND MID TO UPPER TROUGH AXIS WEST OF THE F.I.R. MOVING EAST
Nicosia FIR area
Upper winds (deg. true and knots) and temperatures (°C) at:
FL050 22040 PS08
FL100 23045 MS03
FL180 25045 MS17
FL240 25055 MS31
FL300 25065 MS47
FL340 SW PART 25075 FAR NE PART 25055 MS56
FL390 26060 MS55

Cloud: FEW LOC SCT, END OF PERIOD W PART LOC SCT TO BKN, CU 2000/20000
ISOL, PROBABLY EMBD, CB 2500/30000 MAINLY N PART
OCNL EMBD CB 2500/32000 W PART MOV E SECOND HALF
SCT TO BKN LOC BKN AC 8000/22000

Height of 0 °C isotherm: 8000/9500

Airframe icing: MOD IN CUAC. SEV IN CB
SEV ICE TOP FL200 MAINLY N PART AND LATER ALSO W PART

Turbulence: MOD IN CUAC. SEV IN CB
MOD TURB BTN FL160/400

Significant weather: ISOL, PROBABLY EMBD, TS MAINLY N PART
OCNL EMBD TS W PART MOV E SECOND HALF

SIGMETs for the Nicosia FIR in force at the time of the issue of the forecast:
LCCC SIGMET I04 VALID 121500/121900 IN FORCE
LCCC SIGMET T03 VALID 121500/121900 IN FORCE