Hazardous marine condition(s):
Gale Warning
AMZ101-310330-
Synopsis for the SW N Atlantic including the Bahamas
1021 AM EST Fri Jan 30 2026
.SYNOPSIS...A stationary front extends from near 31N49W to the eastern
tip of Cuba. Mainly moderate NW winds and rough seas follow the
front, 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
24N 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.
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AMZ069-310330- Atlantic from 27N to 29N W of 77W- 1021 AM EST Fri Jan 30 2026 GALE WARNING TODAY SE to S winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. TONIGHT SW winds 10 kt, shifting to W to NW late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. SAT W of 78W, NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. E of 78W, W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in SE swell in the afternoon. Scattered showers. SAT NIGHT W winds 30 kt, becoming W to NW 40 kt late. Seas 12 to 19 ft in W to NW swell. SUN W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft in NW swell. SUN NIGHT W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft in N to NE swell. MON NW winds 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in N to NE swell. MON NIGHT NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in N to NE swell. TUE NW winds 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. TUE NIGHT N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N to NE swell. $$
AMZ069-310330- Atlantic from 27N to 29N W of 77W- 1021 AM EST Fri Jan 30 2026 GALE WARNING TODAY SE to S winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. TONIGHT SW winds 10 kt, shifting to W to NW late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. SAT W of 78W, NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. E of 78W, W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in SE swell in the afternoon. Scattered showers. SAT NIGHT W winds 30 kt, becoming W to NW 40 kt late. Seas 12 to 19 ft in W to NW swell. SUN W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft in NW swell. SUN NIGHT W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft in N to NE swell. MON NW winds 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in N to NE swell. MON NIGHT NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in N to NE swell. TUE NW winds 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. TUE NIGHT N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N to NE swell. $$