CYPRUS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY
NICOSIA FIR FORECAST
Valid from: 1800 UTC 28/03/2026 Issued at: 1600 UTC 28/03/2026
Valid to: 0600 UTC 29/03/2026 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:
MID TO UPPER LOW NORTHWEST OF THE F.I.R. AND WESTERLY JET-STREAM JUST SOUTH OF THE F.I.R.
Nicosia FIR area
Upper winds (deg. true and knots) and temperatures (°C) at:
FL050 22040 FAR NE PART 18020 FAR NW PS06 FAR S PART PS12
FL100 22050 MS03
FL180 SW PART 24075 NE PART 23055 SE PART MS14 FAR NW PART MS20
FL240 SW PART 25090 FAR N PART 22070 SE PART MS27 NW EDGE MS33
FL300 240100 FAR N AND SE PART 24080 MS44
FL340 S PART 250115 N PART 24095 MS51
FL390 SE PART 260115 MS57 NW PART 25085 MS51

Cloud: GRADUALLY FEW TO SCT LOC AT TIMES SCT TO BKN CUAC 2500/20000 W PART MOV E
INIT RISK, GRADUALLY ISOL EMBD CB 3000/26000 MAINLY NW PART MOV E
SCT TO BKN LOC BKN AC 8000/26000 MOV E

Height of 0 °C isotherm: FIRST HALF NW PART 7000/9000 SE PART 9000/11000
SECOND HALF NW PART 6500/8000 SE PART 8000/10000

Airframe icing: MOD IN CUAC
SEV IN CB
SEV ICE TOP FL200 W PART MOV E

Turbulence: MOD IN CUAC
SEV IN CB
MOD TURB BTN FL160/400
RISK OF SEV TURB BTN FL220/360 S PART MOV E MAINLY SECOND HALF

Significant weather: INIT RISK, GRADUALLY ISOL EMBD TS MAINLY NW PART MOV E

SIGMETs for the Nicosia FIR in force at the time of the issue of the forecast:
LCCC SIGMET I02 VALID 281400/281800 IN FORCE