AMZ101-301500-
Synopsis for the SW N Atlantic including the Bahamas
951 PM EST Thu Jan 29 2026

.SYNOPSIS...A stationary front extends from near 31N49W to 24N60W
and to the Windward Passage. Fresh to strong NW winds and rough 
seas follow the front north of 29N, and fresh to strong SW winds 
and rough seas are ahead of the front. A cold front will move 
between northeast Florida and Bermuda tonight, but stall early Fri
and lift north of the area through late Fri ahead of a complex
low pressure system moving into the Carolina coast. This system 
will send an unusually strong and powerful arctic cold front off 
the northeast Florida coast Sat morning. The associated complex 
low pressure is forecast to deepen rapidly across the NW Atlantic 
Sat through Sun, becoming quite powerful and inducing a very 
large area of westerly gale-force winds covering the local waters
N of about 23.5N, and the central Bahamas, Sat through Sun 
evening, before lifting N of the area Sun night. The front is 
expected to reach from near 31N73W to eastern Cuba Sat evening, 
from 31N60W to eastern Hispaniola Sun evening, then begin to 
weaken and stall from bear 27N55W to eastern Puerto Rico Mon 
evening. In the wake of the front, large long-period NW swell 
will impact the waters N and E of the Bahamas from late Sat
through early next week. Mariners should monitor the forecasts 
for Sat and beyond, and prepare to execute avoidance plans from 
these conditions.