CYPRUS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY
NICOSIA FIR FORECAST
Valid from: 1800 UTC 11/01/2026 Issued at: 1600 UTC 11/01/2026
Valid to: 0600 UTC 12/01/2026 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:
WESTERLY JET-STREAM OVER SOUTH PART 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 25035 FAR NE PART 22035 PS03
FL100 24045 NW EDGE MS09 SE EDGE MS03
FL180 N PART 24060 S PART 25080 NW PART MS26 SE PART MS18
FL240 250100 FAR NW AND FAR NE PART 25080 NW EDGE MS38 SE PART MS32
FL300 250115 MS46
FL340 260120 MS54
FL390 260120 FAR N PART 260100 MS58 NW EDGE MS52

Cloud: SCT TO BKN AT TIMES BKN CUAC 2500/18000
ISOL, PROBABLY OCNL, EMBD CB 2500/27000 W AND N PARTS MOV E

Height of 0 °C isotherm: FIRST HALF NW PART 6000/7500 SE PART 7500/9000
SECOND HALF NW PART 5500/6500 SE PART 7000/8000

Airframe icing: MOD IN CUAC. SEV IN CB

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

Significant weather: ISOL, PROBABLY OCNL, EMBD TS W AND N PARTS MOV E

SIGMETs for the Nicosia FIR in force at the time of the issue of the forecast:
LCCC SIGMET T01 VALID 111400/111800 IN FORCE