diff --git a/parm/config/config.base.emc.dyn b/parm/config/config.base.emc.dyn
index c1e239e6335..2bc72a0ab05 100755
--- a/parm/config/config.base.emc.dyn
+++ b/parm/config/config.base.emc.dyn
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ export QUILTING=".true."
 export OUTPUT_GRID="gaussian_grid"
 export OUTPUT_FILE="netcdf"
 export WRITE_DOPOST=".true."
+export WRITE_NSFLIP=".true."
 
 # suffix options depending on file format
 if [ $OUTPUT_FILE = "netcdf" ]; then
diff --git a/parm/config/config.base.nco.static b/parm/config/config.base.nco.static
index 20f6584b5a6..9bac158a378 100755
--- a/parm/config/config.base.nco.static
+++ b/parm/config/config.base.nco.static
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ export QUILTING=".true."
 export OUTPUT_GRID="gaussian_grid"
 export OUTPUT_FILE="netcdf"
 export WRITE_DOPOST=".true."
+export WRITE_NSFLIP=".true."
 
 # suffix options depending on file format
 if [ $OUTPUT_FILE = "netcdf" ]; then
diff --git a/ush/forecast_predet.sh b/ush/forecast_predet.sh
index c37c13f803d..cecf2a550e0 100755
--- a/ush/forecast_predet.sh
+++ b/ush/forecast_predet.sh
@@ -169,9 +169,6 @@ FV3_GFS_predet(){
   JCAP_CASE=$((2*res-2))
   LONB_CASE=$((4*res))
   LATB_CASE=$((2*res))
-  if [ $LATB_CASE -eq 192 ]; then
-    LATB_CASE=190 # berror file is at this resolution
-  fi
 
   JCAP=${JCAP:-$JCAP_CASE}
   LONB=${LONB:-$LONB_CASE}
diff --git a/ush/parsing_model_configure_FV3.sh b/ush/parsing_model_configure_FV3.sh
index 6060e3d8581..6d628785a3f 100755
--- a/ush/parsing_model_configure_FV3.sh
+++ b/ush/parsing_model_configure_FV3.sh
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ write_groups:            ${WRITE_GROUP:-1}
 write_tasks_per_group:   ${WRTTASK_PER_GROUP:-24}
 output_history:          ${OUTPUT_HISTORY:-".true."}
 write_dopost:            ${WRITE_DOPOST:-".false."}
+write_nsflip:            ${WRITE_NSFLIP:-".false."}
 num_files:               ${NUM_FILES:-2}
 filename_base:           'atm' 'sfc'
 output_grid:             $OUTPUT_GRID