diff --git a/parm/config/gfs/config.anal b/parm/config/gfs/config.anal
index 98d0e88cc28..09aaa15a98e 100644
--- a/parm/config/gfs/config.anal
+++ b/parm/config/gfs/config.anal
@@ -50,6 +50,13 @@ export OZINFO=${FIXgfs}/gsi/global_ozinfo.txt
 export SATINFO=${FIXgfs}/gsi/global_satinfo.txt
 export OBERROR=${FIXgfs}/gsi/prepobs_errtable.global
 
+if [[ ${GSI_SOILANAL} = "YES" ]]; then
+    export hofx_2m_sfcfile=".true."
+    export reducedgrid=".false." # not possible for sfc analysis, Jeff Whitaker says it's not useful anyway
+    export paranc=".false." # temporary until sfc io coded for parance (PR being prepared by T. Gichamo)
+    export CONVINFO=${FIXgfs}/gsi/global_convinfo_2mObs.txt
+    export ANAVINFO=${FIXgfs}/gsi/global_anavinfo_soilanal.l127.txt
+fi
 
 # Use experimental dumps in EMC GFS v16 parallels
 if [[ ${RUN_ENVIR} == "emc" ]]; then
diff --git a/parm/config/gfs/config.base b/parm/config/gfs/config.base
index d81ec601326..169fa374300 100644
--- a/parm/config/gfs/config.base
+++ b/parm/config/gfs/config.base
@@ -331,6 +331,8 @@ fi
 
 if [[ "${DOIAU_ENKF}" = "NO" ]]; then export IAUFHRS_ENKF="6"; fi
 
+export GSI_SOILANAL=@GSI_SOILANAL@
+
 # turned on nsst in anal and/or fcst steps, and turn off rtgsst
 export DONST="YES"
 if [[ ${DONST} = "YES" ]]; then export FNTSFA="        "; fi
diff --git a/parm/config/gfs/config.esfc b/parm/config/gfs/config.esfc
index 7c32313758a..684dea4ee37 100644
--- a/parm/config/gfs/config.esfc
+++ b/parm/config/gfs/config.esfc
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ echo "BEGIN: config.esfc"
 # Set DOSFCANL_ENKF=NO to prevent creation of sfcanl at 
 # center of analysis window.  
 
-if [ $DOIAU_ENKF = "YES" ]; then
+if [[ ${DOIAU_ENKF} = "YES" ]]; then
    export DOSFCANL_ENKF="NO"
 fi
 
@@ -21,4 +21,10 @@ if [[ "${DO_JEDIATMENS}" == "YES" ]]; then
    export DONST="NO"
 fi
 
+# set up soil analysis
+if [[ ${GSI_SOILANAL} = "YES" ]]; then
+    export DO_LNDINC=".true."
+    export LND_SOI_FILE="lnd_incr"
+fi
+
 echo "END: config.esfc"
diff --git a/parm/config/gfs/yaml/defaults.yaml b/parm/config/gfs/yaml/defaults.yaml
index fe7c4c1a8c3..9f744df4db5 100644
--- a/parm/config/gfs/yaml/defaults.yaml
+++ b/parm/config/gfs/yaml/defaults.yaml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ base:
   DO_GOES: "NO"
   FHMAX_GFS: 120
   DO_VRFY_OCEANDA: "NO"
+  GSI_SOILANAL: "NO"
 
 atmanl:
   LAYOUT_X_ATMANL: 8
diff --git a/scripts/exgdas_enkf_sfc.sh b/scripts/exgdas_enkf_sfc.sh
index 85d0b2187de..73b6d95cbc9 100755
--- a/scripts/exgdas_enkf_sfc.sh
+++ b/scripts/exgdas_enkf_sfc.sh
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ pwd=$(pwd)
 
 # Base variables
 DONST=${DONST:-"NO"}
+GSI_SOILANAL=${GSI_SOILANAL:-"NO"}
 DOSFCANL_ENKF=${DOSFCANL_ENKF:-"YES"}
 export CASE=${CASE:-384}
 ntiles=${ntiles:-6}
@@ -61,7 +62,6 @@ export DELTSFC=${DELTSFC:-6}
 APRUN_ESFC=${APRUN_ESFC:-${APRUN:-""}}
 NTHREADS_ESFC=${NTHREADS_ESFC:-${NTHREADS:-1}}
 
-
 ################################################################################
 # Preprocessing
 mkdata=NO
@@ -142,8 +142,10 @@ if [ $DOIAU = "YES" ]; then
             MEMDIR=${memchar} RUN="enkfgdas" YMD=${gPDY} HH=${gcyc} generate_com \
                 COM_ATMOS_RESTART_MEM_PREV:COM_ATMOS_RESTART_TMPL
 
-            [[ ${TILE_NUM} -eq 1 ]] && mkdir -p "${COM_ATMOS_RESTART_MEM}"
+            MEMDIR=${memchar} YMD=${PDY} HH=${cyc} generate_com \
+                COM_ATMOS_ANALYSIS_MEM:COM_ATMOS_ANALYSIS_TMPL
 
+            [[ ${TILE_NUM} -eq 1 ]] && mkdir -p "${COM_ATMOS_RESTART_MEM}"
             ${NCP} "${COM_ATMOS_RESTART_MEM_PREV}/${bPDY}.${bcyc}0000.sfc_data.tile${n}.nc" \
                 "${COM_ATMOS_RESTART_MEM}/${bPDY}.${bcyc}0000.sfcanl_data.tile${n}.nc"
             ${NLN} "${COM_ATMOS_RESTART_MEM_PREV}/${bPDY}.${bcyc}0000.sfc_data.tile${n}.nc" \
@@ -153,7 +155,12 @@ if [ $DOIAU = "YES" ]; then
             ${NLN} "${FIXgfs}/orog/${CASE}/${CASE}_grid.tile${n}.nc"     "${DATA}/fngrid.${cmem}"
             ${NLN} "${FIXgfs}/orog/${CASE}/${CASE}.mx${OCNRES}_oro_data.tile${n}.nc" "${DATA}/fnorog.${cmem}"
 
-        done
+            if [[ ${GSI_SOILANAL} = "YES" ]]; then
+                FHR=6
+                ${NLN} "${COM_ATMOS_ANALYSIS_MEM}/${APREFIX_ENS}sfci00${FHR}.nc" \
+                   "${DATA}/lnd_incr.${cmem}"
+            fi
+        done # ensembles
 
         CDATE="${PDY}${cyc}" ${CYCLESH}
         export err=$?; err_chk
diff --git a/scripts/exgdas_enkf_update.sh b/scripts/exgdas_enkf_update.sh
index a23a892914a..dc9ef529f67 100755
--- a/scripts/exgdas_enkf_update.sh
+++ b/scripts/exgdas_enkf_update.sh
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ else
    DO_CALC_INCREMENT=${DO_CALC_INCREMENT:-"NO"}
 fi
 INCREMENTS_TO_ZERO=${INCREMENTS_TO_ZERO:-"'NONE'"}
+GSI_SOILANAL=${GSI_SOILANAL:-"NO"}
 
 ################################################################################
 
@@ -203,6 +204,10 @@ for imem in $(seq 1 $NMEM_ENS); do
    for FHR in $nfhrs; do
       ${NLN} "${COM_ATMOS_HISTORY_MEM_PREV}/${GPREFIX}atmf00${FHR}${ENKF_SUFFIX}.nc" \
          "sfg_${PDY}${cyc}_fhr0${FHR}_${memchar}"
+      if [ $GSI_SOILANAL = "YES" ]; then
+         ${NLN} "${COM_ATMOS_HISTORY_MEM_PREV}/${GPREFIX}sfcf00${FHR}${ENKF_SUFFIX}.nc" \
+             "bfg_${PDY}${cyc}_fhr0${FHR}_${memchar}"
+      fi
       if [ $cnvw_option = ".true." ]; then
          ${NLN} "${COM_ATMOS_HISTORY_MEM_PREV}/${GPREFIX}sfcf00${FHR}.nc" \
             "sfgsfc_${PDY}${cyc}_fhr0${FHR}_${memchar}"
@@ -224,6 +229,10 @@ for imem in $(seq 1 $NMEM_ENS); do
                "incr_${PDY}${cyc}_fhr0${FHR}_${memchar}"
          fi
       fi
+      if [ $GSI_SOILANAL = "YES" ]; then
+          ${NLN} "${COM_ATMOS_ANALYSIS_MEM}/${APREFIX}sfci00${FHR}.nc" \
+           "sfcincr_${PDY}${cyc}_fhr0${FHR}_${memchar}"
+      fi
    done
 done
 
@@ -238,10 +247,10 @@ for FHR in $nfhrs; do
    fi
 done
 
-if [ $USE_CFP = "YES" ]; then
+if [[ $USE_CFP = "YES" ]]; then
    chmod 755 $DATA/mp_untar.sh
    ncmd=$(cat $DATA/mp_untar.sh | wc -l)
-   if [ $ncmd -gt 0 ]; then
+   if [[ $ncmd -gt 0 ]]; then
       ncmd_max=$((ncmd < npe_node_max ? ncmd : npe_node_max))
       APRUNCFP=$(eval echo $APRUNCFP)
       $APRUNCFP $DATA/mp_untar.sh
@@ -398,8 +407,8 @@ cat stdout stderr > "${COM_ATMOS_ANALYSIS_STAT}/${ENKFSTAT}"
 
 ################################################################################
 #  Postprocessing
-cd $pwd
-[[ $mkdata = "YES" ]] && rm -rf $DATA
+cd "$pwd"
+[[ $mkdata = "YES" ]] && rm -rf "${DATA}"
 
 
-exit $err
+exit ${err}
diff --git a/scripts/exglobal_atmos_analysis.sh b/scripts/exglobal_atmos_analysis.sh
index 6da862eb54c..575c1126757 100755
--- a/scripts/exglobal_atmos_analysis.sh
+++ b/scripts/exglobal_atmos_analysis.sh
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ SENDDBN=${SENDDBN:-"NO"}
 RUN_GETGES=${RUN_GETGES:-"NO"}
 GETGESSH=${GETGESSH:-"getges.sh"}
 export gesenvir=${gesenvir:-${envir}}
+ 
+export hofx_2m_sfcfile=${hofx_2m_sfcfile:-".false."}
 
 # Observations
 OPREFIX=${OPREFIX:-""}
@@ -748,6 +750,7 @@ cat > gsiparm.anl << EOF
 /
 &OBS_INPUT
   dmesh(1)=145.0,dmesh(2)=150.0,dmesh(3)=100.0,dmesh(4)=50.0,time_window_max=3.0,
+  hofx_2m_sfcfile=${hofx_2m_sfcfile},
   ${OBSINPUT}
 /
 OBS_INPUT::
diff --git a/sorc/ufs_utils.fd b/sorc/ufs_utils.fd
index 47956a96a7d..1dac85544dd 160000
--- a/sorc/ufs_utils.fd
+++ b/sorc/ufs_utils.fd
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 47956a96a7dc14e33fbccbb7fe74422f9bf542bf
+Subproject commit 1dac85544dd4134de7cb899214c7db67bbe8c0b4
diff --git a/versions/fix.ver b/versions/fix.ver
index a2a9caf8e32..d2828518bcd 100644
--- a/versions/fix.ver
+++ b/versions/fix.ver
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export gdas_fv3jedi_ver=20220805
 export gdas_gsibec_ver=20221031
 export gdas_obs_ver=20240213
 export glwu_ver=20220805
-export gsi_ver=20230911
+export gsi_ver=20240208
 export lut_ver=20220805
 export mom6_ver=20231219
 export orog_ver=20231027