Low level flight conditions over Iceland

                 Low level flight conditions over Iceland

                 25.05.2024

OUTLOOK 0700 - 1200 GMT.

Winds/temperature at significant levels:
FL050: 160/20-40KT, strongest in the W, +04
FL100: 150/20-35KT, +00
FL180: 140/35-45KT, but 090/15-25KT in the S, -17

Overview of weather systems:
600 km WSW of Reykjanes is a 992 mb low that is slowly moving N.

Near surface winds:
SE 35-50 KT in the SW and W, but SE-erly or variable 10-20 KT elsewhere.

Cloud heights/visibility/weather:
BKN/OVC at 800-2000 FT and intermitten drizzle in the southeast with limited visibility. SCT/BKN above at 1500-3000 FT and fair visibility in the W but SCT above 3000 FT and good visibility in the NE. Tops above 18,000 FT.

Visual flight conditions in Iceland:
Poor in the SE, marginal in the W, but mostly good in the NE-part of Iceland.

Freezing level:
8,000 to 11,000 FT.

Atmospheric or cloud icing:
NIL.

Turbulence:
MOD OCNL SEV in the W and the highlands, see SIGMET.

Other information:
NIL.