diff --git a/ush/config.sh.RRFS_CONUS_3km b/ush/config.sh.RRFS_CONUS_3km
index 6d39a1ec4..90e21db0b 100644
--- a/ush/config.sh.RRFS_CONUS_3km
+++ b/ush/config.sh.RRFS_CONUS_3km
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ if [[ $MACHINE == "hera" ]] ; then
   PARTITION_DEFAULT=""
   PARTITION_FCST=""
   QUEUE_ANALYSIS="batch"
+  QUEUE_WGRIB2="batch"
+  QUEUE_GRAPHICS="batch"
 fi
 
 if [[ $MACHINE == "orion" ]] ; then
diff --git a/ush/get_extrn_mdl_file_dir_info.sh b/ush/get_extrn_mdl_file_dir_info.sh
index 03c83144a..d5f91abd1 100755
--- a/ush/get_extrn_mdl_file_dir_info.sh
+++ b/ush/get_extrn_mdl_file_dir_info.sh
@@ -399,7 +399,8 @@ fi
         if [ "${MACHINE}" = "JET" ] || [ "${MACHINE}" = "ORION" ]; then
           fns_on_disk=( "${yy}${ddd}${hh}0${fcst_mn}0${fcst_hh}" )
         elif [ "${MACHINE}" = "HERA" ] ; then
-          fns_on_disk=( "gfs.t${hh}z.pgrb2.0p25.f0${fcst_hh}" )
+          #fns_on_disk=( "gfs.t${hh}z.pgrb2.0p25.f0${fcst_hh}" )
+          fns_on_disk=( "${yy}${ddd}${hh}0${fcst_mn}0${fcst_hh}" )
         else
           fns_on_disk=( "gfs.t${hh}z.pgrb2.0p25.f0${fcst_hh}" "gfs.t${hh}z.sfcf0${fcst_hh}.nc")  # use netcdf
         fi
@@ -503,7 +504,7 @@ and analysis or forecast (anl_or_fcst):
 
         fcst_hhh=( $( printf "%03d " "${lbc_spec_fhrs[@]}" ) )
 
-        if [ "${MACHINE}" = "JET" ] || [ "${MACHINE}" = "ORION" ]; then
+        if [ "${MACHINE}" = "JET" ] || [ "${MACHINE}" = "ORION" ] || [ "${MACHINE}" = "HERA" ]; then
           prefix=( "${yy}${ddd}${hh}${fcst_mn}0" )
           fns_on_disk=( "${fcst_hhh[@]/#/$prefix}" )
         else
@@ -662,7 +663,8 @@ has not been specified for this external model and machine combination:
       sysdir="$sysbasedir/gfs.${yyyymmdd}/${hh}/atmos"
       ;;
     "HERA")
-      sysdir="$sysbasedir/gfs.${yyyymmdd}/${hh}/atmos"
+      sysdir="$sysbasedir"
+      #sysdir="$sysbasedir/gfs.${yyyymmdd}/${hh}/atmos"
       ;;
     "ORION")
       sysdir="$sysbasedir/gdas.${yyyymmdd}/${hh}/atmos"
diff --git a/ush/set_rrfs_config.sh b/ush/set_rrfs_config.sh
index 4397f4b17..bd29e88f9 100644
--- a/ush/set_rrfs_config.sh
+++ b/ush/set_rrfs_config.sh
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ if [[ $DO_RETRO == "TRUE" ]] ; then
     ENKF_FCST=/scratch2/BMC/zrtrr/rli/data/enkf/atm
     AIRCRAFT_REJECT="/scratch2/BMC/zrtrr/rli/data/amdar_reject_lists"
     SFCOBS_USELIST="/scratch2/BMC/zrtrr/rli/data/mesonet_uselists"
+    SST_ROOT="/scratch2/BMC/zrtrr/rli/data/highres_sst"
+    GVF_ROOT="/scratch2/BMC/zrtrr/rli/data/gvf/grib2"
   fi
   if [[ $MACHINE == "orion" ]] ; then
     EXTRN_MDL_SOURCE_BASEDIR_ICS=/work/noaa/wrfruc/mhu/rrfs/data/gfs
diff --git a/ush/templates/FV3LAM_wflow.xml b/ush/templates/FV3LAM_wflow.xml
index 1ef9c90f0..d86ffc6b6 100644
--- a/ush/templates/FV3LAM_wflow.xml
+++ b/ush/templates/FV3LAM_wflow.xml
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ MODULES_RUN_TASK_FP script.
       {%- if machine in ["JET"] %}
       <datadep age="00:00:05:00"><cyclestr offset="-{{ extrn_mdl_ics_offset_hrs }}:00:00">{{ extrn_mdl_sysbasedir_ics }}/@y@j@H000{{ "%03d" % extrn_mdl_ics_offset_hrs }}</cyclestr></datadep>
       {%- elif machine in ["HERA"] %}
-      <datadep age="00:00:05:00"><cyclestr offset="-{{ extrn_mdl_ics_offset_hrs }}:00:00">{{ extrn_mdl_sysbasedir_ics }}/gfs.@Y@m@d/@H/atmos/gfs.t@Hz.pgrb2.0p25.f{{ "%03d" % extrn_mdl_ics_offset_hrs }}</cyclestr></datadep>
+      <datadep age="00:00:05:00"><cyclestr offset="-{{ extrn_mdl_ics_offset_hrs }}:00:00">{{ extrn_mdl_sysbasedir_ics }}/@y@j@H000{{ "%03d" % extrn_mdl_ics_offset_hrs }}</cyclestr></datadep>
       {%- endif %}
       {%- endif %}
       {%- endif %}
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ MODULES_RUN_TASK_FP script.
          {%- if machine in ["JET"] %}
          <datadep age="00:00:05:00"><cyclestr offset="-{{ extrn_mdl_lbcs_offset_hrs }}:00:00">{{ extrn_mdl_sysbasedir_lbcs }}/@y@j@H000{{ "%03d" % h }}</cyclestr></datadep>
          {%- elif machine in ["HERA"] %}
-         <datadep age="00:00:05:00"><cyclestr offset="-{{ extrn_mdl_lbcs_offset_hrs }}:00:00">{{ extrn_mdl_sysbasedir_lbcs }}/gfs.@Y@m@d/@H/atmos/gfs.t@Hz.pgrb2.0p25.f{{ "%03d" % h }}</cyclestr></datadep>
+         <datadep age="00:00:05:00"><cyclestr offset="-{{ extrn_mdl_lbcs_offset_hrs }}:00:00">{{ extrn_mdl_sysbasedir_lbcs }}/@y@j@H000{{ "%03d" % h }}</cyclestr></datadep>
          {%- endif %}
          {%- endif %}
          {%- endif %}