CYPRUS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY
NICOSIA FIR FORECAST
Valid from: 0600 UTC 03/02/2026 Issued at: 0400 UTC 03/02/2026
Valid to: 1800 UTC 03/02/2026 Issued by: PL
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 OVER THE FIR MOVING NORTHEAST SOON A SECOND NORTHWESTERLY JET-STREAM OVER THE SOUTHWEST PART OF THE FIR
Nicosia FIR area
Upper winds (deg. true and knots) and temperatures (°C) at:
FL050 30025 PS04
FL100 30030 MS05
FL180 32065 MS17 FAR NE PART 31040 MS24
FL240 32080 SW PART 31060 MS32
FL300 31080 MS46
FL340 30090 MS51
FL390 30090 MS52

Cloud: FEW INIT E PART LOC SCT TO BKN CUAC 2000/19000 MOV E
OCNL CB 3000/28000 FAR E PART FIRST HALF
INIT RISK ISOL CB 2000/28000 E PART

Height of 0 °C isotherm: 6000/7000 SOON 75000/9500 FAR NE PART 6500/7500

Airframe icing: MOD IN CUAC. SEV IN CB

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

Significant weather: OCNL TS FAR E PART FIRST HALF
INIT RISK ISOL TS E PART

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