diff --git a/parm/gefs_fcst.parm b/parm/gefs_fcst.parm
index 27f4c423e..2b50c4642 100755
--- a/parm/gefs_fcst.parm
+++ b/parm/gefs_fcst.parm
@@ -30,32 +30,6 @@ esac
 export ICERES=$OCNRES
 export waveGRD='gnh_10m aoc_9km gsh_15m'
 
-########## config.fcst ##########
-# Forecast specific
-
-echo "BEGIN: gefs_fcst.parm"
-
-# Turn off waves if not used for this CDUMP
-#case $WAVE_CDUMP in
-#  both | ${CDUMP/enkf} ) ;; # Don't change
-#  *) DO_WAVE="NO" ;; # Turn waves off
-#esac
-
-# Source model specific information that is resolution dependent
-string="--fv3 $CASE"
-[[ ${DO_OCN} == "YES" ]] && string="$string --mom6 $OCNRES"
-[[ ${DO_ICE} == "YES" ]] && string="$string --cice6 $ICERES"
-[[ ${DO_WAVE} == "YES" ]] && string="$string --ww3 ${waveGRD// /;}"
-source $HOMEgefs/parm/gefs_ufs.parm ${string}
-
-# Source component configs if necessary
-for component in WAVE OCN ICE AERO; do
-  control="DO_${component}"
-  if [[ $(eval echo \$$control) == "YES" ]]; then
-    . $EXPDIR/config.$(echo "$component" | awk '{ print tolower($1) }')
-  fi
-done
-
 #Writing out
 export NUM_FILES=2
 
@@ -79,21 +53,11 @@ export FLTFILEGFSF00=$PARM_POST/postxconfig-NT-GEFS-F00.txt
 export POSTGRB2TBL=$PARM_POST/params_grib2_tbl_new
 
 # suffix options depending on file format
-export SUFFIX=".nc"
-export NEMSIO_IN=".false."
-export NETCDF_IN=".true."
+#export SUFFIX=".nc"
+#export NEMSIO_IN=".false."
+#export NETCDF_IN=".true."
 #-----
 
-# Get task specific resources
-source $HOMEgefs/parm/gefs_fcst_resources.parm
-export domains_stack_size="16000000"
-
-
-if [[ "$DONST" = "YES" ]]; then
-  source $HOMEgefs/parm/gefs_nsst.parm
-fi
-
-
 # CPU geopmetry
 export ntiles=${ntiles:-6}
 #PE geometry
@@ -108,7 +72,56 @@ else
   fi
 fi
 
-# ---resources - fcst --/\/\
+export EXPDIR=${HOMEgfs}/parm/config
+
+# add two tiered SST options
+export sst2tier=${sst2tier:-NO}
+
+export APRUN=${APRUN:-""}
+
+# OTHER FV# FCST related environment
+export warm_start=${warm_start:-".false."}
+export read_increment=${read_increment:-".false."}
+REMAP_GRID=none     # temporay setting, to void the latlon default
+export REMAP_GRID=${REMAP_GRID:-latlon}
+
+MEMBER=$(echo $RUNMEM|cut -c4-5)
+CDATE=$PDY$cyc
+
+########## config.fcst ##########
+# Forecast specific
+
+echo "BEGIN: gefs_fcst.parm"
+
+# Turn off waves if not used for this CDUMP
+#case $WAVE_CDUMP in
+#  both | ${CDUMP/enkf} ) ;; # Don't change
+#  *) DO_WAVE="NO" ;; # Turn waves off
+#esac
+
+# Source model specific information that is resolution dependent
+string="--fv3 $CASE"
+[[ ${DO_OCN} == "YES" ]] && string="$string --mom6 $OCNRES"
+[[ ${DO_ICE} == "YES" ]] && string="$string --cice6 $ICERES"
+[[ ${DO_WAVE} == "YES" ]] && string="$string --ww3 ${waveGRD// /;}"
+source $HOMEgefs/parm/gefs_ufs.parm ${string}
+
+# Source component configs if necessary
+for component in WAVE OCN ICE AERO; do
+  control="DO_${component}"
+  if [[ $(eval echo \$$control) == "YES" ]]; then
+    . $EXPDIR/config.$(echo "$component" | awk '{ print tolower($1) }')
+  fi
+done
+
+# Get task specific resources
+source $HOMEgefs/parm/gefs_fcst_resources.parm
+export domains_stack_size="16000000"
+
+
+if [[ "$DONST" = "YES" ]]; then
+  source $HOMEgefs/parm/gefs_nsst.parm
+fi
 
 export esmf_profile=".false."
 export esmf_logkind="ESMF_LOGKIND_MULTI_ON_ERROR" #Options: ESMF_LOGKIND_MULTI_ON_ERROR, ESMF_LOGKIND_MULTI, ESMF_LOGKIND_NONE
@@ -116,10 +129,6 @@ export esmf_logkind="ESMF_LOGKIND_MULTI_ON_ERROR" #Options: ESMF_LOGKIND_MULTI_O
 
 #######################################################################
 # COUPLING COMPONENTS
-#export OCN_model="mom6"
-#export ICE_model="cice6"
-#export WAV_model="ww3"
-#export CHM_model="gocart"
 
 # cpl defaults
 export cpl=".false."
@@ -149,20 +158,9 @@ fi
 
 #######################################################################
 
-# add two tiered SST options
-export sst2tier=${sst2tier:-NO}
-
-export APRUN=${APRUN:-""}
-
-# OTHER FV# FCST related environment
-export warm_start=${warm_start:-".false."}
-export read_increment=${read_increment:-".false."}
-REMAP_GRID=none     # temporay setting, to void the latlon default
-export REMAP_GRID=${REMAP_GRID:-latlon}
-
-#######################################################################
-
-export FCSTEXEC=${FCSTEXEC:-ufs_model.x}
+export FORECASTSH="$HOMEgfs/scripts/exglobal_forecast.sh"
+export FCSTEXECDIR="$HOMEgfs/exec"
+export FCSTEXEC="ufs_model.x"
 
 #######################################################################
 # Model configuration
@@ -267,94 +265,6 @@ export cal_pre=".true."
 export do_sat_adj=".false."
 export random_clds=".true."
 
-#-----------------------For GEFS ----------\/\/-------------
-# set fixed k_split and n_split for dt=450s and 300s
-if [[ $DELTIM = 450 ]]; then
-  export k_split=2
-  export n_split=6
-elif [[ $DELTIM = 300 ]]; then
-  export k_split=1
-  export n_split=8
-else
-  export k_split=${k_split:-2}
-  export n_split=${n_split:-6}
-fi
-
-export assim_freq=$gefs_cych
-
-# Settings for coupling with Wavewatch III
-export cplwav=${cplwav:-.true.}
-export WAV_MOD_ID=${WAV_MOD_ID:-gefs}
-export coupling_interval_sec=${coupling_interval_sec:-3600}
-
-if [[ $cplchm = ".true." ]]; then
-  export DELTIM=300 # Needed to match setting used by GSD
-
-  if [[ $AEROSOL_INIT_TYPE == "warm" ]]; then
-    export warm_start=".true."
-    export read_increment=".true."
-  fi
-
-  export DIAG_TABLE=${DIAG_TABLE:-$HOMEgfs/parm/parm_fv3diag/chm_diag_table}
-
-  export lgfdlmprad=".true."
-  export effr_in=".true."
-  export USE_COUPLER_RES="YES"
-fi
-
-##gfs_physics
-#export FHZERO=${FHZER:-6}
-#export idiag3d=
-export FHCYC=${FHCYC:-24}
-#export USE_UFO=.true.
-#export PRE_RAD=.false.
-#export ncld=${NCLD:-5}
-#export do_sat_adj=${DO_SAT_ADJ:-".true."}
-#export zhao_mic=${ZHAO_MIC:-".false."}
-#export PDFCLD=${PDFCLD:-".false."}
-#export FHLWR=3600.      # LW radiation calling interval (hrs)
-#export FHSWR=3600.      # SW radiation calling interval (hrs)
-#export ialb=1          # 0: climatology sw albedo based on surface veg types;
-#                       # 1: MODIS based land surface albedo
-#export IEMS=1          # 0-blackbody ground emission; 1-climatology on one-deg map
-#export IAER=111        # 111--with stratospheric aerosol, tropospheric aerosol LW, troposphere aerosol SW.
-#export ICO2=2          # 0--fixed CO2 constant; 1--time varying global mean CO2; 2--changing CO2
-#export ISUBC_LW=2
-#export ISUBC_SW=2
-#export ISOL=2          # 0--fixed solar constant; 1--changing solar constant
-#export lwhtr=${lwhtr:-".true."}
-#export swhtr=${swhtr:-".true."}
-#
-#export CNVGWD=.true.
-#export shal_cnv=.true.
-#export cal_pre=.false.
-#export REDRAG=.true.
-#export DSPHEAT=.true.
-#export HYBEDMF=.true.
-#export lheatstrg=.false.
-#
-#export random_clds=.false.
-#export trans_trac=.true.
-#
-##export cnvcld=.false.
-#export NVCLD=.false.
-#export imfshalcnv=2
-#export imfdeepcnv=2
-#export cdmbgwd=1.0,1.2
-#export prslrd0=
-#export ivegsrc=
-#export isot=
-#export debug=${gfs_phys_debug:-".false."}
-#export nst_anl=${nst_anl:-".true."}
-#export nstf_name=${nstf_name:-"2,0,0,0,0"}
-#export psautco=${psautco:-"0.0008,0.0005"}
-#export prautco=${prautco:-"0.00015,0.00015"}
-#export lgfdlmprad=.true.
-#export effr_in=.true.
-
-#-----------------------For GEFS ----------/\/\-------------
-
-# imp_physics is set in gefs.parm because it is needed in other jobs
 if [[ "$imp_physics" -eq 99 ]]; then # ZhaoCarr
     export ncld=1
     export FIELD_TABLE="$HOMEgfs/parm/parm_fv3diag/field_table_zhaocarr${tbf}${tbp}"
@@ -388,30 +298,30 @@ elif [[ "$imp_physics" -eq 8 ]]; then # Thompson
     export dddmp=0.1
     export d4_bg=0.12
 elif [[ "$imp_physics" -eq 11 ]]; then # GFDL
-  export ncld=5
-  if [[ $cplchm = ".true." ]]; then
-    export FIELD_TABLE="$HOMEgfs/parm/parm_fv3diag/chm_field_table_gfdl"
-  else
-    export FIELD_TABLE="$HOMEgfs/parm/parm_fv3diag/field_table_gfdl${tbf}"
-  fi
-  export nwat=6
-  export dnats=1
-  export cal_pre=".false."
-  export do_sat_adj=".true."
-  export random_clds=".false."
-  export lgfdlmprad=".true."
-  export effr_in=".true."
-  export reiflag=2
+    export ncld=5
+    if [[ $cplchm = ".true." ]]; then
+        export FIELD_TABLE="$HOMEgfs/parm/parm_fv3diag/chm_field_table_gfdl"
+    else
+        export FIELD_TABLE="$HOMEgfs/parm/parm_fv3diag/field_table_gfdl${tbf}"
+    fi
+    export nwat=6
+    export dnats=1
+    export cal_pre=".false."
+    export do_sat_adj=".true."
+    export random_clds=".false."
+    export lgfdlmprad=".true."
+    export effr_in=".true."
+    export reiflag=2
 
-  export hord_mt_nh_nonmono=5
-  export hord_xx_nh_nonmono=5
-  export vtdm4_nh_nonmono=0.02
-  export nord=2
-  export d4_bg=0.12
-  export dddmp=0.1
+    export hord_mt_nh_nonmono=5
+    export hord_xx_nh_nonmono=5
+    export vtdm4_nh_nonmono=0.02
+    export nord=2
+    export d4_bg=0.12
+    export dddmp=0.1
 
 else
-  echo "Unknown microphysics option, ABORT!"
+    echo "Unknown microphysics option, ABORT!"
 
 fi
 
@@ -517,6 +427,92 @@ fi
 echo "END: config.fcst"
 
 
+#-----------------------For GEFS ----------\/\/-------------
+# set fixed k_split and n_split for dt=450s and 300s
+#if [[ $DELTIM = 450 ]]; then
+#  export k_split=2
+#  export n_split=6
+#elif [[ $DELTIM = 300 ]]; then
+#  export k_split=1
+#  export n_split=8
+#else
+#  export k_split=${k_split:-2}
+#  export n_split=${n_split:-6}
+#fi
+
+export assim_freq=$gefs_cych
+
+# Settings for coupling with Wavewatch III
+export cplwav=${cplwav:-.true.}
+export WAV_MOD_ID=${WAV_MOD_ID:-gefs}
+export coupling_interval_sec=${coupling_interval_sec:-3600}
+
+if [[ $cplchm = ".true." ]]; then
+  export DELTIM=300 # Needed to match setting used by GSD
+
+  if [[ $AEROSOL_INIT_TYPE == "warm" ]]; then
+    export warm_start=".true."
+    export read_increment=".true."
+  fi
+
+  export DIAG_TABLE=${DIAG_TABLE:-$HOMEgfs/parm/parm_fv3diag/chm_diag_table}
+
+  export lgfdlmprad=".true."
+  export effr_in=".true."
+  export USE_COUPLER_RES="YES"
+fi
+
+##gfs_physics
+#export FHZERO=${FHZER:-6}
+#export idiag3d=
+export FHCYC=${FHCYC:-24}
+#export USE_UFO=.true.
+#export PRE_RAD=.false.
+#export ncld=${NCLD:-5}
+#export do_sat_adj=${DO_SAT_ADJ:-".true."}
+#export zhao_mic=${ZHAO_MIC:-".false."}
+#export PDFCLD=${PDFCLD:-".false."}
+#export FHLWR=3600.      # LW radiation calling interval (hrs)
+#export FHSWR=3600.      # SW radiation calling interval (hrs)
+#export ialb=1          # 0: climatology sw albedo based on surface veg types;
+#                       # 1: MODIS based land surface albedo
+#export IEMS=1          # 0-blackbody ground emission; 1-climatology on one-deg map
+#export IAER=111        # 111--with stratospheric aerosol, tropospheric aerosol LW, troposphere aerosol SW.
+#export ICO2=2          # 0--fixed CO2 constant; 1--time varying global mean CO2; 2--changing CO2
+#export ISUBC_LW=2
+#export ISUBC_SW=2
+#export ISOL=2          # 0--fixed solar constant; 1--changing solar constant
+#export lwhtr=${lwhtr:-".true."}
+#export swhtr=${swhtr:-".true."}
+#
+#export CNVGWD=.true.
+#export shal_cnv=.true.
+#export cal_pre=.false.
+#export REDRAG=.true.
+#export DSPHEAT=.true.
+#export HYBEDMF=.true.
+#export lheatstrg=.false.
+#
+#export random_clds=.false.
+#export trans_trac=.true.
+#
+##export cnvcld=.false.
+#export NVCLD=.false.
+#export imfshalcnv=2
+#export imfdeepcnv=2
+#export cdmbgwd=1.0,1.2
+#export prslrd0=
+#export ivegsrc=
+#export isot=
+#export debug=${gfs_phys_debug:-".false."}
+#export nst_anl=${nst_anl:-".true."}
+#export nstf_name=${nstf_name:-"2,0,0,0,0"}
+#export psautco=${psautco:-"0.0008,0.0005"}
+#export prautco=${prautco:-"0.00015,0.00015"}
+#export lgfdlmprad=.true.
+#export effr_in=.true.
+
+#-----------------------For GEFS ----------/\/\-------------
 export DO_OCN_SPPT=${DO_OCN_SPPT:-"NO"}
 export DO_OCN_PERT_EPBL=${DO_OCN_PERT_EPBL:-"NO"}
 
@@ -525,11 +521,8 @@ export JCAP_STP=${JCAP_STP:-$JCAPFV}
 export LONB_STP=${LONB_STP:-$LONBFV}
 export LATB_STP=${LATB_STP:-$LATBFV}
 
-MEMBER=$(echo $RUNMEM|cut -c4-5)
-CDATE=$PDY$cyc
-
-# Turn off stochastic physics for control member
 if [[ $RUNMEM = "gec00" || $RUNMEM = "geaer" ]]; then
+  # Turn off stochastic physics for control member
   export DO_SPPT="NO"
   export DO_SHUM="NO"
   export DO_SKEB="NO"
@@ -537,6 +530,14 @@ if [[ $RUNMEM = "gec00" || $RUNMEM = "geaer" ]]; then
   export DO_CA="NO"
   export DO_OCN_SPPT="NO"
   export DO_OCN_PERT_EPBL="NO"
+else
+  export DO_SPPT=${DO_SPPT:-"YES"}
+  export DO_SKEB=${DO_SKEB:-"YES"}
+  export DO_SHUM=${DO_SHUM:-"NO"}
+  export DO_LAND_PERT=${DO_LAND_PERT:-"NO"}
+  export DO_CA=${DO_CA:-"YES"}
+  export DO_OCN_SPPT="YES"
+  export DO_OCN_PERT_EPBL="YES"
 fi # [[ $RUNMEM = "gec00" || $RUNMEM = "geaer" ]]
 
 ## Stochastically Perturbed Physics Tendency