CYPRUS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY
NICOSIA FIR FORECAST
Valid from: 0600 UTC 07/02/2026 Issued at: 0400 UTC 07/02/2026
Valid to: 1800 UTC 07/02/2026 Issued by: IC
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:
NORTHWESTERLY JET-STREAM JUST NORTHEAST OF THE F.I.R.
Nicosia FIR area
Upper winds (deg. true and knots) and temperatures (°C) at:
FL050 27035 PS09
FL100 27050 MS01
FL180 30075 MS14
FL240 NE PART 300110 SW PART 29090 MS26
FL300 NE PART 300115 FAR SW PART 30095 MS40
FL340 NE PART 300115 FAR SW PART 30095 MS47
FL390 NE PART 300110 SW PART 29090 MS52

Cloud: FEW N PART FEW TO SCT LOC SCT TO BKN, LATER LOC FEW, CUAC 2000/20000
ISOL, RISK EMBD, CB 2500/26000 N PART MAINLY FIRST HALF
FEW NE PART FEW TO SCT LOC SCT TO BKN, LATER NE PART LOC FEW, AC 8000/22000

Height of 0 °C isotherm: 9000/10000 FAR NE PART 8500/9000
SW PART 10000/11000 END OF PERIOD

Airframe icing: MOD IN CUAC. SEV IN CB
SEV ICE TOP FL180 NE PART FIRST HALF

Turbulence: MOD IN CUAC. SEV IN CB
MOD TURB BTN FL160/400 MAINLY NE PART
SEV TURB BTN FL180/340 MAINLY NE PART FIRST HALF

Significant weather: ISOL, RISK EMBD, TS N PART MAINLY FIRST HALF

SIGMETs for the Nicosia FIR in force at the time of the issue of the forecast:
LCCC SIGMET I01 FM 070200 TL 070600
LCCC SIGMET U01 FM 070300 TL 070700