CYPRUS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY
NICOSIA FIR FORECAST
Valid from: 1200 UTC 16/09/2026 Issued at: 1000 UTC 16/09/2026
Valid to: 0000 UTC 17/09/2026 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 OVER THE NORTHEAST PART OF THE F.I.R. AND MID TO UPPER TROUGH AXIS WEST OF THE F.I.R. MOVING EAST
Nicosia FIR area
Upper winds (deg. true and knots) and temperatures (°C) at:
FL050 26015 PS19
FL100 24020 PS07
FL180 23040 MS09
FL240 22050 MS22
FL300 22065 FAR NW PART 23045 MS36
FL340 22075 FAR NW PART 23055 MS45
FL390 22080 FAR NW PART 23060 MS53

Cloud: INIT LOC FEW TO SCT CUAC 3000/16000 OVER LAND. ISOL CU TOPS WILL REACH UP TO 25000
INIT RISK OF ISOL CB 4000/38000 OVER LAND
LOC FEW TO SCT GRADUALLY SCT TO BKN LOC BKN AC 8000/24000 W PART MOV E

Height of 0 °C isotherm: FIRST HALF NW PART 12500/15000 SE PART 15000/16000
SECOND HALF NW PART 12000/13000 SE PART 14000/15500

Airframe icing: MOD IN CUAC
SEV IN ANY CB

Turbulence: MOD IN CUAC
SEV IN ANY CB

Significant weather: INIT RISK OF ISOL TS OVER LAND

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