CYPRUS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY
NICOSIA FIR FORECAST
Valid from: 1200 UTC 04/09/2026 Issued at: 1000 UTC 04/09/2026
Valid to: 0000 UTC 05/09/2026 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 JET STREAM JUST NORTHWEST OF THE F.I.R. AND MID TO UPPER TROUGH AXIS NORTHWEST OF THE F.I.R. MOVING SOUTHEAST
Nicosia FIR area
Upper winds (deg. true and knots) and temperatures (°C) at:
FL050 30010 PS21
FL100 VRB10 PS08
FL180 23025 NW EDGE MS09 FAR SE PART MS03
FL240 24050 NW PART MS20 SE PART MS14
FL300 23075 FAR SE PART 23055 MS30
FL340 23080 SE EDGE 22060 MS39
FL390 23070 MS49

Cloud: INIT LOC FEW TO SCT CU 2500/15000 OVER LAND. ISOL TOPS WILL REACH UP TO 27000
INIT ISOL CB 3500/30000 OVER LAND
LOC AT TIMES FEW TO SCT AC 8000/14000 N PART MAINLY FIRST HALF

Height of 0 °C isotherm: NW PART 13500/16000
SE PART 16000/17500

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

Turbulence: MOD IN CUAC. SEV IN CB

Significant weather: INIT ISOL TS OVER LAND

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