AMZ101-302000-
Synopsis for the SW N Atlantic including the Bahamas
249 AM EST Fri Jan 30 2026

.SYNOPSIS...A stationary front extends from near 31N49W to
24N60W and to near the eastern tip of Cuba. 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 stall this morning over the NW forecast waters, then
lift N of the area through late this afternoon ahead of a complex
low pressure system that tracks NE just offshore 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.