diff --git a/scripts/exregional_run_analysis.sh b/scripts/exregional_run_analysis.sh
index 224322a63..33f904aa5 100755
--- a/scripts/exregional_run_analysis.sh
+++ b/scripts/exregional_run_analysis.sh
@@ -674,7 +674,6 @@ if [[ ${gsi_type} == "ANALYSIS" && ${anav_type} == "radardbz" ]]; then
 fi
 if [[ ${gsi_type} == "ANALYSIS" && ${anav_type} == "conv_dbz" ]]; then
   ANAVINFO=${FIX_GSI}/${ANAVINFO_CONV_DBZ_FN}
-  beta1_inv=0.0
   if_model_dbz=.true.
 fi
 naensloc=`expr ${nsclgrp} \* ${ngvarloc} + ${nsclgrp} - 1`
diff --git a/scripts/exregional_run_post.sh b/scripts/exregional_run_post.sh
index 7ddc7b886..e3ae32e00 100755
--- a/scripts/exregional_run_post.sh
+++ b/scripts/exregional_run_post.sh
@@ -360,6 +360,13 @@ if [ -f IFIFIP.GrbF${post_fhr} ]; then
   wgrib2 IFIFIP.GrbF${post_fhr} -set center 7 -grib ${bgifi}
 fi
 
+#
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+#   clean forecast netcdf files for saving space
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+rm -f ${dyn_file}
+rm -f ${phy_file}
 #
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
diff --git a/ush/config.sh_rrfs_a_enkf_n3 b/ush/config.sh_rrfs_a_enkf_n3
index 0e3da4b4b..889300207 100644
--- a/ush/config.sh_rrfs_a_enkf_n3
+++ b/ush/config.sh_rrfs_a_enkf_n3
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ if [[ ${DO_ENSEMBLE}  == "TRUE" ]]; then
      DO_SPP="TRUE"
      DO_SPPT="FALSE"
      DO_SKEB="FALSE"
-     SPPT_MAG="0.7"
+     SPPT_MAG="0.5"
      DO_LSM_SPP="TRUE"
      DO_RECENTER="TRUE"
 
@@ -203,8 +203,8 @@ STMP="/lfs/f2/t2o/ptmp/emc/stmp/emc.lam/rrfs/${version}"  # Path to directory ST
 PTMP="/lfs/f2/t2o/ptmp/emc/ptmp/emc.lam/rrfs/${version}"  # Path to directory STMP that mostly contains input files.
 NWGES="/lfs/f2/t2o/ptmp/emc/ptmp/emc.lam/rrfs/${version}/nwges"  # Path to directory NWGES that save boundary, cold initial, restart files
 if [[ ${DO_ENSFCST} == "TRUE" ]] ; then
-  STMP="/lfs/f2/t2o/ptmp/emc/stmp/emc.lam/rrfs/${version}/enfcst"  # Path to directory STMP that mostly contains input files.
-  NWGES="/lfs/f2/t2o/ptmp/emc/ptmp/emc.lam/rrfs/${version}/nwges/enfcst"  # Path to directory NWGES that save boundary, cold initial, restart files
+  STMP="/lfs/h2/emc/stmp/emc.lam/rrfs/${version}/enfcst"  # Path to directory STMP that mostly contains input files.
+  NWGES="/lfs/h2/emc/ptmp/emc.lam/rrfs/${version}/nwges/enfcst"  # Path to directory NWGES that save boundary, cold initial, restart files
 fi
 ENSCTRL_STMP="/lfs/f2/t2o/ptmp/emc/stmp/emc.lam/rrfs/${version}"  # Path to directory STMP that mostly contains control input files for ensemble recentering.
 ENSCTRL_PTMP="/lfs/f2/t2o/ptmp/emc/ptmp/emc.lam/rrfs/${version}"  # Path to directory STMP that mostly contains control input files for ensemble recentering.
diff --git a/ush/set_rrfs_config.sh b/ush/set_rrfs_config.sh
index 0bdda4a00..d14a918ea 100644
--- a/ush/set_rrfs_config.sh
+++ b/ush/set_rrfs_config.sh
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ if [[ $MACHINE == "wcoss2" ]] ; then
   OBSPATH=/lfs/h1/ops/prod/com/obsproc/v1.1
   OBSPATH_NSSLMOSIAC=/lfs/h1/ops/prod/dcom/ldmdata/obs/upperair/mrms/conus/MergedReflectivityQC
   ENKF_FCST=/lfs/h1/ops/prod/com/gfs/v16.3
-  SST_ROOT=/lfs/h1/ops/prod/com/gfs/v16.3
+  SST_ROOT=/lfs/h1/ops/prod/com/nsst/v1.2
   GVF_ROOT=/lfs/h1/ops/prod/dcom/viirs
   IMSSNOW_ROOT=/lfs/h1/ops/prod/com/obsproc/v1.1
   FIRE_RAVE_DIR=/lfs/h2/emc/lam/noscrub/emc.lam/RAVE_rawdata/RAVE_NA
diff --git a/ush/setup.sh b/ush/setup.sh
index bb0e598bc..9fbd2a95c 100644
--- a/ush/setup.sh
+++ b/ush/setup.sh
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ FHCYC_LSM_SPP_OR_NOT=0
 if [ "${DO_LSM_SPP}" = "TRUE" ]; then
   N_VAR_LNDP=${#LSM_SPP_VAR_LIST[@]}
   LNDP_TYPE=2
-  FHCYC_LSM_SPP_OR_NOT=999
+  FHCYC_LSM_SPP_OR_NOT=0
 fi
 #
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------