CYPRUS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY
NICOSIA FIR FORECAST
Valid from: 1200 UTC 23/05/2026 Issued at: 1000 UTC 23/05/2026
Valid to: 0000 UTC 24/05/2026 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 OVER THE SOUTHEAST PART OF THE F.I.R. AND MID TO UPPER LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST PART OF THE F.I.R.
Nicosia FIR area
Upper winds (deg. true and knots) and temperatures (°C) at:
FL050 26015 PS09
FL100 25025 MS01
FL180 NW PART VRB15 SE PART 23030 MS18
FL240 NW PART VRB20 SE PART 23045 MS31
FL300 NW PART 02020 MS45 SE PART 23085 MS39
FL340 NW PART VRB20 MS49 SE PART 23095 MS43
FL390 NW PART 23030 SE PART 23080 MS47

Cloud: LOC AT TIMES FEW TO SCT CUAC 2500/20000 MAINLY N PART
INIT LOC SCT TO BKN CUAC 2500/20000 OVER LAND
ISOL CB 3000/32000 N PART
LOC OCNL, PROBABLY EMBD, CB 3000/34000 N PART FIRST HALF

Height of 0 °C isotherm: 9500/10500

Airframe icing: MOD IN CUAC. SEV IN CB

Turbulence: MOD IN CUAC. SEV IN CB
MOD TURB BTN FL160/FL400 MAINLY ESE PART

Significant weather: ISOL TS N PART
LOC OCNL, PROBABLY EMBD, TS N PART FIRST HALF

SIGMETs for the Nicosia FIR in force at the time of the issue of the forecast:
LCCC SIGMET T02 VALID 230800/231100 IN FORCE