CYPRUS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY
NICOSIA FIR FORECAST
Valid from: 0000 UTC 28/12/2025 Issued at: 2200 UTC 27/12/2025
Valid to: 1200 UTC 28/12/2025 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:
NORTHWESTERLY TO NORTHERLY FLOW OVER THE F.I.R. AND WESTERLY JET-STREAM SOUTH OF THE F.I.R.
Nicosia FIR area
Upper winds (deg. true and knots) and temperatures (°C) at:
FL050 31020 ZERO
FL100 33025 SW PART MS03 FAR NE PART MS09
FL180 34035 MS21
FL240 34040 MS35
FL300 34045 MS46
FL340 N PART 32040 S PART 29055 MS51
FL390 N PART 29055 S PART 28075 NW PART MS57 SE PART MS51

Cloud: INIT RISK OF ISOL CB 3000/24000 FAR SE PART
FEW TO SCT LOC SCT TO BKN CUAC 3000/13000. ISOL TOPS WILL REACH UP TO 17000 E AND S PARTS MAINLY FIRST HALF

Height of 0 °C isotherm: FIRST HALF NE PART 4000/5000 SW PART 5000/7000
SECOND HALF NE PART 4500/8000 SW PART 5500/9000

Airframe icing: MOD IN CUAC. SEV IN ANY CB

Turbulence: MOD IN CUAC. SEV IN ANY CB
RISK OF MOD TURB BTN FL160/400 FAR N PART FIRST HALF

Significant weather: INIT RISK OF ISOL TS FAR SE PART

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