CYPRUS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY
NICOSIA FIR FORECAST
Valid from: 1200 UTC 05/09/2026 Issued at: 1000 UTC 05/09/2026
Valid to: 0000 UTC 06/09/2026 Issued by: IC
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 JET STREAM CROSSES THE NORTHWEST PART OF THE FIR MOV E
Nicosia FIR area
Upper winds (deg. true and knots) and temperatures (°C) at:
FL050 29010 PS20
FL100 08010 PS09
FL180 N PART 19020 MS09 S PART 22040 MS04
FL240 23060 N PART MS21 S PART MS13
FL300 N PART 22085 S PART 23065 MS29
FL340 N PART 23085 S PART 23065 MS37
FL390 N PART 23080 S PART 23060 MS48

Cloud: FEW LOC SCT CUSCAC 2000/20000 N PART
ISOL CB 2000/37000 OVER LAND INITIALLY

Height of 0 °C isotherm: NW PART 14000 SE PART 17000
LATER 13500/15500

Airframe icing: MOD IN CU TOPS AND AC.
SEV IN CB

Turbulence: MOD TURB BTN FL160 AND FL400 FIRST HALF NW PART LATER ENTIRE FIR
MOD IN CU AND AC.
SEV IN CB

Significant weather: ISOL TS OVER LAND INITIALLY

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