Thru 294 12Z GFS says its february in the Atlantic. All sparks gone. The good news is we have had 2 fantasy canes in Sept with lots of fantasy ACE.
I feel that you’re putting too much importance on the highly unreliable long range portion of the GFS, whether it is active or inactive. I prefer to concentrate on the various ensembles that far out due to much higher statistical credibility. Granted, I did mention the long range portion of the Euro-AIFS but that was only because 13 runs in a row have something very similar.
Meanwhile 12Z CMC has something E of the Caribbean that’s similar to prior runs (not strong but it’s got some spin) and is consistent with the timing of the Euro-AIFS if projected ahead.