diff --git a/etc/lmod-setup.csh b/etc/lmod-setup.csh
index 69cffe5e12..ee7ed10603 100644
--- a/etc/lmod-setup.csh
+++ b/etc/lmod-setup.csh
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ else
    set L_MACHINE=$1
 endif
 
-source /etc/csh.login
+if ( "$L_MACHINE" != wcoss2 ) then
+  source /etc/csh.login
+endif
    
 if ( "$L_MACHINE" == macos ) then
    arch=$(uname -m)
@@ -53,6 +55,9 @@ else if ( "$L_MACHINE" == odin ) then
    module --initial_load --no_redirect restore
    setenv MODULEPATH "/oldscratch/ywang/external/hpc-stack/modulefiles/mpi/intel/2020/cray-mpich/7.7.16:/oldscratch/ywang/external/hpc-stack/modulefiles/compiler/intel/2020:/oldscratch/ywang/external/hpc-stack/modulefiles/core:/oldscratch/ywang/external/hpc-stack/modulefiles/stack:/opt/cray/pe/perftools/21.02.0/modulefiles:/opt/cray/ari/modulefiles:/opt/cray/pe/craype-targets/default/modulefiles:/opt/cray/pe/modulefiles:/opt/cray/modulefiles:/opt/modulefiles"
 
+else if ( "$L_MACHINE" = wcoss2 ) then
+   module reset
+
 else
    module purge
 endif
diff --git a/etc/lmod-setup.sh b/etc/lmod-setup.sh
index 50979f7dbd..9c330d910c 100644
--- a/etc/lmod-setup.sh
+++ b/etc/lmod-setup.sh
@@ -14,13 +14,15 @@ else
    L_MACHINE=$1
 fi
 
-[[ ${SHELLOPTS} =~ nounset ]] && has_mu=true || has_mu=false
-[[ ${SHELLOPTS} =~ errexit ]] && has_me=true || has_me=false
-$has_mu && set +u
-$has_me && set +e
-source /etc/profile
-$has_mu && set -u
-$has_me && set -e
+if [ "$L_MACHINE" != wcoss2 ]; then
+  [[ ${SHELLOPTS} =~ nounset ]] && has_mu=true || has_mu=false
+  [[ ${SHELLOPTS} =~ errexit ]] && has_me=true || has_me=false
+  $has_mu && set +u
+  $has_me && set +e
+  source /etc/profile
+  $has_mu && set -u
+  $has_me && set -e
+fi
 
 if [ "$L_MACHINE" = macos ]; then
    arch=$(uname -m)
@@ -56,6 +58,9 @@ elif [ "$L_MACHINE" = odin ]; then
    module --initial_load --no_redirect restore
    export MODULEPATH="/oldscratch/ywang/external/hpc-stack/modulefiles/mpi/intel/2020/cray-mpich/7.7.16:/oldscratch/ywang/external/hpc-stack/modulefiles/compiler/intel/2020:/oldscratch/ywang/external/hpc-stack/modulefiles/core:/oldscratch/ywang/external/hpc-stack/modulefiles/stack:/opt/cray/pe/perftools/21.02.0/modulefiles:/opt/cray/ari/modulefiles:/opt/cray/pe/craype-targets/default/modulefiles:/opt/cray/pe/modulefiles:/opt/cray/modulefiles:/opt/modulefiles"
 
+elif [ "$L_MACHINE" = wcoss2 ]; then
+   module reset
+
 else
    module purge
 fi
diff --git a/jobs/JREGIONAL_PRE_POST_STAT b/jobs/JREGIONAL_PRE_POST_STAT
index 7d80d3e5eb..7611c6bd60 100755
--- a/jobs/JREGIONAL_PRE_POST_STAT
+++ b/jobs/JREGIONAL_PRE_POST_STAT
@@ -83,6 +83,17 @@ job_postamble
 #
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
+# Remove post_complete flag file.
+#
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+post_complete_file="${COMIN}/post_${PDY}${cyc}_task_complete.txt"
+if [ -f ${post_complete_file} ] ; then
+  rm_vrfy -f ${post_complete_file}
+fi
+#
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
 # Restore the shell options saved at the beginning of this script/func-
 # tion.
 #
diff --git a/jobs/JREGIONAL_RUN_POST b/jobs/JREGIONAL_RUN_POST
index 96c4c04aae..ef783f34da 100755
--- a/jobs/JREGIONAL_RUN_POST
+++ b/jobs/JREGIONAL_RUN_POST
@@ -138,16 +138,14 @@ Call to ex-script corresponding to J-job \"${scrfunc_fn}\" failed."
 #
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
-if [ "${FCST_LEN_HRS}" = "-1" ]; then
-  for i_cdate in "${!ALL_CDATES[@]}"; do
-    if [ "${ALL_CDATES[$i_cdate]}" = "${PDY}${cyc}" ]; then
-      FCST_LEN_HRS="${FCST_LEN_CYCL_ALL[$i_cdate]}"
-      break
-    fi
-  done
+if [ ${#FCST_LEN_CYCL[@]} -gt 1 ]; then
+  cyc_mod=$(( ${cyc} - ${DATE_FIRST_CYCL:8:2} ))
+  CYCLE_IDX=$(( ${cyc_mod} / ${INCR_CYCL_FREQ} ))
+  FCST_LEN_HRS=${FCST_LEN_CYCL[$CYCLE_IDX]}
+
   fcst_len_hrs=$( printf "%03d" "${FCST_LEN_HRS}" )
   if [ "${fhr}" = "${fcst_len_hrs}" ]; then
-    touch "${COMIN}/${TN_RUN_POST}_${PDY}${cyc}_task_complete.txt"
+    touch "${COMIN}/post_${PDY}${cyc}_task_complete.txt"
   fi
 fi
 #
diff --git a/parm/wflow/aqm_all.yaml b/parm/wflow/aqm_all.yaml
index 9e1354dc20..39dd7c9dfe 100644
--- a/parm/wflow/aqm_all.yaml
+++ b/parm/wflow/aqm_all.yaml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ task_nexus_gfs_sfc:
         datadep_gfs:
           attrs:
             age: 00:00:00:05
-          text: '<cyclestr offset="-{{ workflow.INCR_CYCL_FREQ }}">&COMINgfs;/gfs.@Y@m@d/@H/atmos</cyclestr>'
+          text: '<cyclestr offset="-{{ workflow.INCR_CYCL_FREQ }}:00:00">&COMINgfs;/gfs.@Y@m@d/@H/atmos</cyclestr>'
       streq:
         left: retro
         right: '{% if not workflow.DO_REAL_TIME %}retro{% endif %}'
@@ -117,12 +117,12 @@ task_aqm_ics_ext:
 task_aqm_ics:
   <<: *default_aqm
   attrs:
-    cycledefs: cycled
+    cycledefs: cycled_from_second
     maxtries: '2'
   command: '&LOAD_MODULES_RUN_TASK_FP; "aqm_ics" "&JOBSdir;/JREGIONAL_AQM_ICS"'
   envars:
     <<: *default_vars
-    PREV_CYCLE_DIR: '<cyclestr offset="-{{ workflow.INCR_CYCL_FREQ }}">&COMIN_DIR;</cyclestr>'
+    PREV_CYCLE_DIR: '<cyclestr offset="-{{ workflow.INCR_CYCL_FREQ }}:00:00">&COMIN_DIR;</cyclestr>'
   join: !cycstr '&LOGDIR;/{{ jobname }}_@Y@m@d@H&LOGEXT;'
   dependency:
     and:
@@ -133,11 +133,11 @@ task_aqm_ics:
         datadep_date_tag_tracer:
           attrs:
             age: 00:00:00:05
-          text: '<cyclestr offset="-{{- workflow.INCR_CYCL_FREQ -}}">&COMIN_DIR;</cyclestr>/RESTART/<cyclestr>@Y@m@d.@H@M@S.fv_tracer.res.tile1.nc</cyclestr>'
+          text: '<cyclestr offset="-{{- workflow.INCR_CYCL_FREQ -}}:00:00">&COMIN_DIR;</cyclestr>/RESTART/<cyclestr>@Y@m@d.@H@M@S.fv_tracer.res.tile1.nc</cyclestr>'
         datadep_tracer:
           attrs:
             age: 00:00:00:05
-          text: <cyclestr offset="-{{- workflow.INCR_CYCL_FREQ -}}">&COMIN_DIR;</cyclestr>/RESTART/fv_tracer.res.tile1.nc
+          text: <cyclestr offset="-{{- workflow.INCR_CYCL_FREQ -}}:00:00">&COMIN_DIR;</cyclestr>/RESTART/fv_tracer.res.tile1.nc
 
 task_aqm_lbcs:
   <<: *default_aqm
@@ -154,22 +154,14 @@ task_pre_post_stat:
   command: '&LOAD_MODULES_RUN_TASK_FP; "pre_post_stat" "&JOBSdir;/JREGIONAL_PRE_POST_STAT"'
   join: !cycstr '&LOGDIR;/{{ jobname }}_@Y@m@d@H&LOGEXT;'
   dependency:
-    taskdep:
-      attrs:
-        task: run_fcst_mem000
-    #or_do_post:
-    #  and_inline_post: # If inline post ran, wait on the forecast task to complete
-    #    not:
-    #      taskvalid:
-    #        attrs:
-    #          task: run_post_mem000_f000
-    #  and_run_post: # If post was meant to run, wait on the whole post metatask
-    #    taskvalid:
-    #      attrs:
-    #        task: run_post_mem000_f000
-    #    metataskdep:
-    #      attrs:
-    #        metatask: run_post_mem000
+    or:
+      datadep:
+        attrs:
+          age: 00:00:00:05
+        text: !cycstr '&COMIN_DIR;/post_@Y@m@d@H_task_complete.txt'
+      metataskdep:
+        attrs:
+          metatask: run_ens_post
 
 task_post_stat_o3:
   <<: *default_aqm
@@ -187,6 +179,7 @@ task_post_stat_pm25:
   join: !cycstr '&LOGDIR;/{{ jobname }}_@Y@m@d@H&LOGEXT;'
   memory: 120G
   dependency:
+    taskdep:
       attrs:
         task: pre_post_stat
 
@@ -196,6 +189,7 @@ task_bias_correction_o3:
   join: !cycstr '&LOGDIR;/{{ jobname }}_@Y@m@d@H&LOGEXT;'
   memory: 120G
   dependency:
+    taskdep:
       attrs:
         task: pre_post_stat
 
@@ -205,6 +199,7 @@ task_bias_correction_pm25:
   join: !cycstr '&LOGDIR;/{{ jobname }}_@Y@m@d@H&LOGEXT;'
   memory: 120G
   dependency:
+    taskdep:
       attrs:
         task: pre_post_stat
 
diff --git a/parm/wflow/coldstart.yaml b/parm/wflow/coldstart.yaml
index aae31a07a7..2c34810f5c 100644
--- a/parm/wflow/coldstart.yaml
+++ b/parm/wflow/coldstart.yaml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ task_get_extrn_ics:
         datadep_gfs:
           attrs:
             age: 00:00:00:05
-          text: '<cyclestr offset="-{{ workflow.INCR_CYCL_FREQ }}">&COMINgfs;/gfs.@Y@m@d/@H/atmos</cyclestr>'
+          text: '<cyclestr offset="-{{ workflow.INCR_CYCL_FREQ }}:00:00">&COMINgfs;/gfs.@Y@m@d/@H/atmos</cyclestr>'
       streq:
         left: retro
         right: '{% if not workflow.DO_REAL_TIME %}retro{% endif %}'
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ task_get_extrn_lbcs:
         datadep_gfs:
           attrs:
             age: 00:00:00:05
-          text: '<cyclestr offset="-{{ workflow.INCR_CYCL_FREQ }}">&COMINgfs;/gfs.@Y@m@d/@H/atmos</cyclestr>'
+          text: '<cyclestr offset="-{{ workflow.INCR_CYCL_FREQ }}:00:00">&COMINgfs;/gfs.@Y@m@d/@H/atmos</cyclestr>'
       streq:
         left: retro
         right: '{% if not workflow.DO_REAL_TIME %}retro{% endif %}'
diff --git a/parm/wflow/default_workflow.yaml b/parm/wflow/default_workflow.yaml
index d882adbcac..c89b221ba8 100644
--- a/parm/wflow/default_workflow.yaml
+++ b/parm/wflow/default_workflow.yaml
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ rocoto:
   entities:
     ACCOUNT: '{{ user.ACCOUNT }}'
     CCPA_OBS_DIR: '{{ platform.CCPA_OBS_DIR }}'
-    COMIN_DIR: '{% if user.RUN_ENVIR == "nco" %}{{ nco.COMIN_BASEDIR }}/{{ nco.RUN }}.@Y@m@d/@H {% else %}{{ nco.COMIN_BASEDIR }}/@Y@m@d@H{% endif %}'
+    COMIN_DIR: '{% if user.RUN_ENVIR == "nco" %}{{"{}/{}.@Y@m@d/@H".format(nco.COMIN_BASEDIR,nco.RUN)}}{% else %}{{"{}/@Y@m@d@H".format(workflow.EXPTDIR)}}{% endif %}'
     COMINgfs: '{{ platform.get("COMINgfs") }}'
-    FCST_DIR: '{{ nco.DATAROOT }}/run_fcst.{{ workflow.WORKFLOW_ID }}_@Y@m@d@H'
+    FCST_DIR: '{% if user.RUN_ENVIR == "nco" %}{{"{}/run_fcst_mem#mem#.{}_@Y@m@d@H".format(nco.DATAROOT,workflow.WORKFLOW_ID)}}{% else %}{{"{}/@Y@m@d@H".format(workflow.EXPTDIR)}}{% endif %}'
     GLOBAL_VAR_DEFNS_FP: '{{ workflow.GLOBAL_VAR_DEFNS_FP }}'
     JOBSdir: '{{ user.JOBSdir }}'
     LOAD_MODULES_RUN_TASK_FP: '{{ workflow.LOAD_MODULES_RUN_TASK_FP }}'
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ rocoto:
     WARMSTART_CYCLE_DIR: '{{ workflow.WARMSTART_CYCLE_DIR }}'
     WORKFLOW_ID: '{{ workflow.WORKFLOW_ID }}'
   attrs:
-    cyclethrottle: "20"
+    cyclethrottle: "200"
     realtime: "F"
     scheduler: '{{ platform.SCHED }}'
     taskthrottle: "1000"
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ rocoto:
       - !startstopfreq ['{{workflow.DATE_FIRST_CYCL}}', '{{workflow.DATE_FIRST_CYCL}}', '{{workflow.INCR_CYCL_FREQ}}']
     forecast:
       - !startstopfreq ['{{workflow.DATE_FIRST_CYCL}}', '{{workflow.DATE_LAST_CYCL}}', '{{workflow.INCR_CYCL_FREQ}}']
+    cycled_from_second:
+      - !startstopfreq ['{%- if workflow.DATE_FIRST_CYCL != workflow.DATE_LAST_CYCL %}{{ [workflow.DATE_FIRST_CYCL[0:8], "{:02d}".format(workflow.INCR_CYCL_FREQ)]|join }}{%- else %}{{workflow.DATE_FIRST_CYCL}}{%- endif %}', '{{workflow.DATE_LAST_CYCL}}', '{{workflow.INCR_CYCL_FREQ}}']
   log: !cycstr '&LOGDIR;/FV3LAM_wflow.{% if user.RUN_ENVIR == "nco" %}{{ workflow.WORKFLOW_ID + "." }}{% endif %}log'
   tasks:
     taskgroups: '{{ ["parm/wflow/prep.yaml", "parm/wflow/coldstart.yaml", "parm/wflow/post.yaml"]|include }}'
diff --git a/scripts/exregional_aqm_lbcs.sh b/scripts/exregional_aqm_lbcs.sh
index 99da094000..ccf09f52e2 100755
--- a/scripts/exregional_aqm_lbcs.sh
+++ b/scripts/exregional_aqm_lbcs.sh
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ else
   print_info_msg "$VERBOSE" "
   All executables will be submitted with command \'${RUN_CMD_AQMLBC}\'."
 fi
-
 #
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
@@ -88,12 +87,14 @@ cd_vrfy $DATA
 #
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
-yyyymmdd="${PDY}"
-mm="${PDY:4:2}"
-
+CDATE_MOD=$( $DATE_UTIL --utc --date "${PDY} ${cyc} UTC - ${EXTRN_MDL_LBCS_OFFSET_HRS} hours" "+%Y%m%d%H" )
+yyyymmdd=${CDATE_MOD:0:8}
+mm="${CDATE_MOD:4:2}"
+hh="${CDATE_MOD:8:2}"
 
-if [ "${FCST_LEN_HRS}" = "-1" ]; then
-  CYCLE_IDX=$(( ${cyc} / ${INCR_CYCL_FREQ} ))
+if [ ${#FCST_LEN_CYCL[@]} -gt 1 ]; then
+  cyc_mod=$(( ${cyc} - ${DATE_FIRST_CYCL:8:2} ))
+  CYCLE_IDX=$(( ${cyc_mod} / ${INCR_CYCL_FREQ} ))
   FCST_LEN_HRS=${FCST_LEN_CYCL[$CYCLE_IDX]}
 fi
 LBC_SPEC_FCST_HRS=()
@@ -119,7 +120,7 @@ The chemical LBC files do not exist:
   for hr in 0 ${LBC_SPEC_FCST_HRS[@]}; do
     fhr=$( printf "%03d" "${hr}" )
     if [ -r ${INPUT_DATA}/${NET}.${cycle}${dot_ensmem}.gfs_bndy.tile7.f${fhr}.nc ]; then
-        ncks -A ${chem_lbcs_fn} ${INPUT_DATA}/${NET}.${cycle}${dot_ensmem}.gfs_bndy.tile7.f${fhr}.nc
+      ncks -A ${chem_lbcs_fn} ${INPUT_DATA}/${NET}.${cycle}${dot_ensmem}.gfs_bndy.tile7.f${fhr}.nc
     fi
   done
 
@@ -136,23 +137,28 @@ fi
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
 if [ ${DO_AQM_GEFS_LBCS} = "TRUE" ]; then
-
-  RUN_CYC="${cyc}"
-  CDATE_MOD=$( $DATE_UTIL --utc --date "${PDY} ${cyc} UTC - ${EXTRN_MDL_LBCS_OFFSET_HRS} hours" "+%Y%m%d%H" )
-  PDY_MOD=${CDATE_MOD:0:8}
-  AQM_GEFS_FILE_CYC=${AQM_GEFS_FILE_CYC:-"${CDATE_MOD:8:2}"}
+	
+  AQM_GEFS_FILE_CYC=${AQM_GEFS_FILE_CYC:-"${hh}"}
   AQM_GEFS_FILE_CYC=$( printf "%02d" "${AQM_GEFS_FILE_CYC}" )
 
+  GEFS_CYC_DIFF=$(( cyc - AQM_GEFS_FILE_CYC ))
+  if [ "${GEFS_CYC_DIFF}" -lt "0" ]; then
+    TSTEPDIFF=$( printf "%02d" $(( 24 + ${GEFS_CYC_DIFF} )) )
+  else
+    TSTEPDIFF=$( printf "%02d" ${GEFS_CYC_DIFF} )
+  fi
+
   AQM_MOFILE_FN="${AQM_GEFS_FILE_PREFIX}.t${AQM_GEFS_FILE_CYC}z.atmf"
-  if [ ${DO_REAL_TIME} = "TRUE" ]; then
-    AQM_MOFILE_FP="${COMINgefs}/gefs.${PDY_MOD}/${AQM_GEFS_FILE_CYC}/chem/sfcsig/${AQM_MOFILE_FN}"
+  if [ "${DO_REAL_TIME}" = "TRUE" ]; then
+    AQM_MOFILE_FP="${COMINgefs}/gefs.${yyyymmdd}/${AQM_GEFS_FILE_CYC}/chem/sfcsig/${AQM_MOFILE_FN}"
   else
-    AQM_MOFILE_FP="${AQM_GEFS_DIR}/${PDY}/${AQM_GEFS_FILE_CYC}/${AQM_MOFILE_FN}"
+    AQM_MOFILE_FP="${AQM_GEFS_DIR}/${yyyymmdd}/${AQM_GEFS_FILE_CYC}/${AQM_MOFILE_FN}"
   fi  
 
   # Check if GEFS aerosol files exist
   for hr in 0 ${LBC_SPEC_FCST_HRS[@]}; do
-    fhr=$( printf "%03d" "${hr}" )
+    hr_mod=$(( hr + EXTRN_MDL_LBCS_OFFSET_HRS ))
+    fhr=$( printf "%03d" "${hr_mod}" )
     AQM_MOFILE_FHR_FP="${AQM_MOFILE_FP}${fhr}.nemsio"
     if [ ! -e "${AQM_MOFILE_FHR_FP}" ]; then
       print_err_msg_exit "The GEFS file (AQM_MOFILE_FHR_FP) for LBCs does not exist:
@@ -160,12 +166,11 @@ if [ ${DO_AQM_GEFS_LBCS} = "TRUE" ]; then
     fi
   done
 
-  GEFS_CYC_DIFF=$( printf "%02d" "$(( RUN_CYC - AQM_GEFS_FILE_CYC ))" )
   NUMTS="$(( FCST_LEN_HRS / LBC_SPEC_INTVL_HRS + 1 ))"
 
 cat > gefs2lbc-nemsio.ini <<EOF
 &control
- tstepdiff=${GEFS_CYC_DIFF}
+ tstepdiff=${TSTEPDIFF}
  dtstep=${LBC_SPEC_INTVL_HRS}
  bndname='aothrj','aecj','aorgcj','asoil','numacc','numcor'
  mofile='${AQM_MOFILE_FP}','.nemsio'
diff --git a/scripts/exregional_bias_correction_o3.sh b/scripts/exregional_bias_correction_o3.sh
index 468d2968cb..82a099066f 100755
--- a/scripts/exregional_bias_correction_o3.sh
+++ b/scripts/exregional_bias_correction_o3.sh
@@ -105,8 +105,9 @@ if [ "${PREDEF_GRID_NAME}" = "AQM_NA_13km" ]; then
   id_domain=793
 fi
 
-if [ "${FCST_LEN_HRS}" = "-1" ]; then
-  CYCLE_IDX=$(( ${cyc} / ${INCR_CYCL_FREQ} ))
+if [ ${#FCST_LEN_CYCL[@]} -gt 1 ]; then
+  cyc_mod=$(( ${cyc} - ${DATE_FIRST_CYCL:8:2} ))
+  CYCLE_IDX=$(( ${cyc_mod} / ${INCR_CYCL_FREQ} ))
   FCST_LEN_HRS=${FCST_LEN_CYCL[$CYCLE_IDX]}
 fi
 
diff --git a/scripts/exregional_bias_correction_pm25.sh b/scripts/exregional_bias_correction_pm25.sh
index 834d1586f5..2e49e9554b 100755
--- a/scripts/exregional_bias_correction_pm25.sh
+++ b/scripts/exregional_bias_correction_pm25.sh
@@ -104,12 +104,13 @@ yyyymm_m3=${PDYm3:0:6}
 if [ "${PREDEF_GRID_NAME}" = "AQM_NA_13km" ]; then
   id_domain=793
 fi
-if [ "${FCST_LEN_HRS}" = "-1" ]; then
-  CYCLE_IDX=$(( ${cyc} / ${INCR_CYCL_FREQ} ))
+
+if [ ${#FCST_LEN_CYCL[@]} -gt 1 ]; then
+  cyc_mod=$(( ${cyc} - ${DATE_FIRST_CYCL:8:2} ))
+  CYCLE_IDX=$(( ${cyc_mod} / ${INCR_CYCL_FREQ} ))
   FCST_LEN_HRS=${FCST_LEN_CYCL[$CYCLE_IDX]}
 fi
 
-
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # STEP 1: Retrieve AIRNOW observation data
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/scripts/exregional_get_extrn_mdl_files.sh b/scripts/exregional_get_extrn_mdl_files.sh
index 81f2ae34e3..4be9381eaa 100755
--- a/scripts/exregional_get_extrn_mdl_files.sh
+++ b/scripts/exregional_get_extrn_mdl_files.sh
@@ -70,8 +70,10 @@ if [ "${ICS_OR_LBCS}" = "ICS" ]; then
 elif [ "${ICS_OR_LBCS}" = "LBCS" ]; then
   file_set="fcst"
   first_time=$((TIME_OFFSET_HRS + LBC_SPEC_INTVL_HRS))
-  if [ "${FCST_LEN_HRS}" = "-1" ]; then
-    CYCLE_IDX=$(( ${cyc} / ${INCR_CYCL_FREQ} ))
+
+  if [ ${#FCST_LEN_CYCL[@]} -gt 1 ]; then
+    cyc_mod=$(( ${cyc} - ${DATE_FIRST_CYCL:8:2} ))
+    CYCLE_IDX=$(( ${cyc_mod} / ${INCR_CYCL_FREQ} ))
     FCST_LEN_HRS=${FCST_LEN_CYCL[$CYCLE_IDX]}
   fi
   last_time=$((TIME_OFFSET_HRS + FCST_LEN_HRS))
diff --git a/scripts/exregional_make_lbcs.sh b/scripts/exregional_make_lbcs.sh
index bb43a22714..1183fb582e 100755
--- a/scripts/exregional_make_lbcs.sh
+++ b/scripts/exregional_make_lbcs.sh
@@ -100,8 +100,9 @@ DATA="${DATA}/tmp_LBCS"
 mkdir_vrfy -p "$DATA"
 cd_vrfy $DATA
 
-if [ "${FCST_LEN_HRS}" = "-1" ]; then
-  CYCLE_IDX=$(( ${cyc} / ${INCR_CYCL_FREQ} ))
+if [ ${#FCST_LEN_CYCL[@]} -gt 1 ]; then
+  cyc_mod=$(( ${cyc} - ${DATE_FIRST_CYCL:8:2} ))
+  CYCLE_IDX=$(( ${cyc_mod} / ${INCR_CYCL_FREQ} ))
   FCST_LEN_HRS=${FCST_LEN_CYCL[$CYCLE_IDX]}
 fi
 LBC_SPEC_FCST_HRS=()
diff --git a/scripts/exregional_nexus_emission.sh b/scripts/exregional_nexus_emission.sh
index 53c6e6e48e..2c9915f304 100755
--- a/scripts/exregional_nexus_emission.sh
+++ b/scripts/exregional_nexus_emission.sh
@@ -132,8 +132,9 @@ yyyymmdd="${PDY}"
 
 NUM_SPLIT_NEXUS=$( printf "%02d" ${NUM_SPLIT_NEXUS} )
 
-if [ "${FCST_LEN_HRS}" = "-1" ]; then
-  CYCLE_IDX=$(( ${cyc} / ${INCR_CYCL_FREQ} ))
+if [ ${#FCST_LEN_CYCL[@]} -gt 1 ]; then
+  cyc_mod=$(( ${cyc} - ${DATE_FIRST_CYCL:8:2} ))
+  CYCLE_IDX=$(( ${cyc_mod} / ${INCR_CYCL_FREQ} ))
   FCST_LEN_HRS=${FCST_LEN_CYCL[$CYCLE_IDX]}
 fi
 
diff --git a/scripts/exregional_nexus_gfs_sfc.sh b/scripts/exregional_nexus_gfs_sfc.sh
index b18dddd3b2..46ed3b15ef 100755
--- a/scripts/exregional_nexus_gfs_sfc.sh
+++ b/scripts/exregional_nexus_gfs_sfc.sh
@@ -63,8 +63,9 @@ yyyymm=${GFS_SFC_CDATE:0:6}
 yyyy=${GFS_SFC_CDATE:0:4}
 hh=${GFS_SFC_CDATE:8:2}
 
-if [ "${FCST_LEN_HRS}" = "-1" ]; then
-  CYCLE_IDX=$(( ${cyc} / ${INCR_CYCL_FREQ} ))
+if [ ${#FCST_LEN_CYCL[@]} -gt 1 ]; then
+  cyc_mod=$(( ${cyc} - ${DATE_FIRST_CYCL:8:2} ))
+  CYCLE_IDX=$(( ${cyc_mod} / ${INCR_CYCL_FREQ} ))
   FCST_LEN_HRS=${FCST_LEN_CYCL[$CYCLE_IDX]}
 fi
 #
@@ -153,8 +154,8 @@ else
       print_err_msg_exit "htar file reading operation (\"htar -xvf ...\") failed."
     POST_STEP
   fi
-  # Move retrieved files to staging directory
-  mv_vrfy ${DATA}/${GFS_SFC_TAR_SUB_DIR}/gfs.*.nc ${GFS_SFC_STAGING_DIR}
+  # Link retrieved files to staging directory
+  ln_vrfy -sf ${GFS_SFC_TAR_SUB_DIR}/gfs.*.nc .
 
 fi  
 #
diff --git a/scripts/exregional_nexus_post_split.sh b/scripts/exregional_nexus_post_split.sh
index 29fc57e314..054b825d0c 100755
--- a/scripts/exregional_nexus_post_split.sh
+++ b/scripts/exregional_nexus_post_split.sh
@@ -71,8 +71,9 @@ yyyymmdd="${PDY}"
 
 NUM_SPLIT_NEXUS=$( printf "%02d" ${NUM_SPLIT_NEXUS} )
 
-if [ "${FCST_LEN_HRS}" = "-1" ]; then
-  CYCLE_IDX=$(( ${cyc} / ${INCR_CYCL_FREQ} ))
+if [ ${#FCST_LEN_CYCL[@]} -gt 1 ]; then
+  cyc_mod=$(( ${cyc} - ${DATE_FIRST_CYCL:8:2} ))
+  CYCLE_IDX=$(( ${cyc_mod} / ${INCR_CYCL_FREQ} ))
   FCST_LEN_HRS=${FCST_LEN_CYCL[$CYCLE_IDX]}
 fi
 start_date=$( $DATE_UTIL --utc --date "${yyyymmdd} ${hh} UTC" "+%Y%m%d%H" )
diff --git a/scripts/exregional_point_source.sh b/scripts/exregional_point_source.sh
index 072f0ba726..a3be0256c4 100755
--- a/scripts/exregional_point_source.sh
+++ b/scripts/exregional_point_source.sh
@@ -53,8 +53,9 @@ This is the ex-script for the task that runs PT_SOURCE.
 #
 eval ${PRE_TASK_CMDS}
 
-if [ "${FCST_LEN_HRS}" = "-1" ]; then
-  CYCLE_IDX=$(( ${cyc} / ${INCR_CYCL_FREQ} ))
+if [ ${#FCST_LEN_CYCL[@]} -gt 1 ]; then
+  cyc_mod=$(( ${cyc} - ${DATE_FIRST_CYCL:8:2} ))
+  CYCLE_IDX=$(( ${cyc_mod} / ${INCR_CYCL_FREQ} ))
   FCST_LEN_HRS=${FCST_LEN_CYCL[$CYCLE_IDX]}
 fi
 nstep=$(( FCST_LEN_HRS+1 ))
diff --git a/scripts/exregional_post_stat_o3.sh b/scripts/exregional_post_stat_o3.sh
index 1913038195..555d43b82a 100755
--- a/scripts/exregional_post_stat_o3.sh
+++ b/scripts/exregional_post_stat_o3.sh
@@ -102,8 +102,9 @@ eval ${RUN_CMD_SERIAL} ${EXECdir}/aqm_post_grib2 ${PDY} ${cyc} ${REDIRECT_OUT_ER
 Call to executable to run AQM_POST_GRIB2 returned with nonzero exit code."
 POST_STEP
 
-if [ "${FCST_LEN_HRS}" = "-1" ]; then
-  CYCLE_IDX=$(( ${cyc} / ${INCR_CYCL_FREQ} ))
+if [ ${#FCST_LEN_CYCL[@]} -gt 1 ]; then
+  cyc_mod=$(( ${cyc} - ${DATE_FIRST_CYCL:8:2} ))
+  CYCLE_IDX=$(( ${cyc_mod} / ${INCR_CYCL_FREQ} ))
   FCST_LEN_HRS=${FCST_LEN_CYCL[$CYCLE_IDX]}
 fi
 
diff --git a/scripts/exregional_pre_post_stat.sh b/scripts/exregional_pre_post_stat.sh
index 12bebfd345..a78ce9e2f5 100755
--- a/scripts/exregional_pre_post_stat.sh
+++ b/scripts/exregional_pre_post_stat.sh
@@ -64,14 +64,10 @@ rm_vrfy -r $DATA
 mkdir_vrfy -p "$DATA"
 cd_vrfy $DATA
 
-if [ "${FCST_LEN_HRS}" = "-1" ]; then
-  CYCLE_IDX=$(( ${cyc} / ${INCR_CYCL_FREQ} ))
+if [ ${#FCST_LEN_CYCL[@]} -gt 1 ]; then
+  cyc_mod=$(( ${cyc} - ${DATE_FIRST_CYCL:8:2} ))
+  CYCLE_IDX=$(( ${cyc_mod} / ${INCR_CYCL_FREQ} ))
   FCST_LEN_HRS=${FCST_LEN_CYCL[$CYCLE_IDX]}
-
-  post_complete_file=${COMIN}/${TN_RUN_POST}_${PDY}${cyc}_task_complete.txt
-  if [ -f ${post_complete_file} ] ; then
-    rm_vrfy -f ${post_complete_file}
-  fi
 fi
 
 ist=1
diff --git a/scripts/exregional_run_fcst.sh b/scripts/exregional_run_fcst.sh
index 032f9e9161..7049b8588e 100755
--- a/scripts/exregional_run_fcst.sh
+++ b/scripts/exregional_run_fcst.sh
@@ -79,8 +79,9 @@ else
   All executables will be submitted with command \'${RUN_CMD_FCST}\'."
 fi
 
-if [ "${FCST_LEN_HRS}" = "-1" ]; then
-  CYCLE_IDX=$(( ${cyc} / ${INCR_CYCL_FREQ} ))
+if [ ${#FCST_LEN_CYCL[@]} -gt 1 ]; then
+  cyc_mod=$(( ${cyc} - ${DATE_FIRST_CYCL:8:2} ))
+  CYCLE_IDX=$(( ${cyc_mod} / ${INCR_CYCL_FREQ} ))
   FCST_LEN_HRS=${FCST_LEN_CYCL[$CYCLE_IDX]}
 fi
 
@@ -667,7 +668,7 @@ if [ "${CPL_AQM}" = "TRUE" ]; then
   fi
 
   mv_vrfy ${DATA}/${AQM_RC_PRODUCT_FN} ${COMOUT}/${NET}.${cycle}${dot_ensmem}.${AQM_RC_PRODUCT_FN}
- 
+
 fi
 #
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -729,16 +730,13 @@ if [ ${WRITE_DOPOST} = "TRUE" ]; then
       fi
     done
 
+    if [ "${CPL_AQM}" = "TRUE" ]; then	
+      mv_vrfy ${DATA}/dynf${fhr}.nc ${COMIN}/${NET}.${cycle}${dot_ensmem}.dyn.f${fhr}.nc
+      mv_vrfy ${DATA}/phyf${fhr}.nc ${COMIN}/${NET}.${cycle}${dot_ensmem}.phy.f${fhr}.nc
+    fi
   done
 
 fi
-if [ "${CPL_AQM}" = "TRUE" ]; then
-  for fhr in $(seq -f "%03g" 0 ${FCST_LEN_HRS}); do
-    mv_vrfy ${DATA}/dynf${fhr}.nc ${COMIN}/${NET}.${cycle}${dot_ensmem}.dyn.f${fhr}.nc
-    mv_vrfy ${DATA}/phyf${fhr}.nc ${COMIN}/${NET}.${cycle}${dot_ensmem}.phy.f${fhr}.nc
-  done
-fi
-
 #
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
diff --git a/scripts/exregional_run_met_ensemblestat_vx_grid.sh b/scripts/exregional_run_met_ensemblestat_vx_grid.sh
index 9191bb7a0b..dc6e489798 100755
--- a/scripts/exregional_run_met_ensemblestat_vx_grid.sh
+++ b/scripts/exregional_run_met_ensemblestat_vx_grid.sh
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ gridded data.
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
 print_info_msg "$VERBOSE" "Starting ensemble-stat verification"
-set -x
 #
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
diff --git a/scripts/exregional_run_met_gridstat_vx.sh b/scripts/exregional_run_met_gridstat_vx.sh
index 5ff8c3031f..af46454b92 100755
--- a/scripts/exregional_run_met_gridstat_vx.sh
+++ b/scripts/exregional_run_met_gridstat_vx.sh
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ the UPP output files by initialization time for all forecast hours.
 #
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
-set -x
 yyyymmdd=${PDY}
 hh=${cyc}
 export CDATE
diff --git a/scripts/exregional_run_met_pointstat_vx.sh b/scripts/exregional_run_met_pointstat_vx.sh
index c852248553..5db4511da0 100755
--- a/scripts/exregional_run_met_pointstat_vx.sh
+++ b/scripts/exregional_run_met_pointstat_vx.sh
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ the UPP output files by initialization time for all forecast hours.
 #
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
-set -x
 yyyymmdd=${PDY}
 hh=${cyc}
 export CDATE
diff --git a/scripts/exregional_run_post.sh b/scripts/exregional_run_post.sh
index de2f3edef4..3e1494822f 100755
--- a/scripts/exregional_run_post.sh
+++ b/scripts/exregional_run_post.sh
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ fi
 # Set the names of the forecast model's write-component output files.
 #
 if [ "${RUN_ENVIR}" = "nco" ]; then
-    DATAFCST=$DATAROOT/run_fcst${dot_ensmem/./_}.${share_pid}
+    DATAFCST=$DATAROOT/run_fcst_mem${ENSMEM_INDX}.${share_pid}
 else
     DATAFCST=$DATA
 fi
diff --git a/ush/config.aqm.nco.realtime.yaml b/ush/config.aqm.nco.realtime.yaml
index 04a5b1edf5..d15277c10b 100644
--- a/ush/config.aqm.nco.realtime.yaml
+++ b/ush/config.aqm.nco.realtime.yaml
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ workflow:
   EXPT_SUBDIR: aqm_nco_aqmna13km
   PREDEF_GRID_NAME: AQM_NA_13km
   CCPP_PHYS_SUITE: FV3_GFS_v16
-  DATE_FIRST_CYCL: '2023032300'
-  DATE_LAST_CYCL: '2023032318'
+  DATE_FIRST_CYCL: '2023040400'
+  DATE_LAST_CYCL: '2023040418'
   INCR_CYCL_FREQ: 6
   FCST_LEN_HRS: -1
   FCST_LEN_CYCL:
@@ -52,12 +52,12 @@ task_make_sfc_climo:
 task_get_extrn_ics:
   EXTRN_MDL_NAME_ICS: FV3GFS
   FV3GFS_FILE_FMT_ICS: netcdf
-  EXTRN_MDL_ICS_OFFSET_HRS: 0
+  EXTRN_MDL_ICS_OFFSET_HRS: 6
 task_get_extrn_lbcs:
   EXTRN_MDL_NAME_LBCS: FV3GFS
   LBC_SPEC_INTVL_HRS: 6
   FV3GFS_FILE_FMT_LBCS: netcdf
-  EXTRN_MDL_LBCS_OFFSET_HRS: 0
+  EXTRN_MDL_LBCS_OFFSET_HRS: 6
 task_run_fcst:
   DT_ATMOS: 180
   LAYOUT_X: 50
diff --git a/ush/machine/wcoss2.yaml b/ush/machine/wcoss2.yaml
index 595b387451..b75c95c658 100644
--- a/ush/machine/wcoss2.yaml
+++ b/ush/machine/wcoss2.yaml
@@ -73,3 +73,7 @@ rocoto:
         nodes: '{{ nnodes }}:ppn={{ ppn }}:tpp={{ task_nexus_emission.OMP_NUM_THREADS_NEXUS_EMISSION }}'
     task_fire_emission:
       native:
+    task_bias_correction_o3:
+      nodes: '{{ nnodes }}:ppn={{ ppn }}:tpp={{ task_bias_correction_o3.OMP_NUM_THREADS_BIAS_CORRECTION_O3 }}'
+    task_bias_correction_pm25:
+      nodes: '{{ nnodes }}:ppn={{ ppn }}:tpp={{ task_bias_correction_pm25.OMP_NUM_THREADS_BIAS_CORRECTION_PM25 }}'
diff --git a/ush/setup.py b/ush/setup.py
index d4ad08d4ab..b158524ae4 100644
--- a/ush/setup.py
+++ b/ush/setup.py
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
 from check_ruc_lsm import check_ruc_lsm
 from set_thompson_mp_fix_files import set_thompson_mp_fix_files
 
-
 def load_config_for_setup(ushdir, default_config, user_config):
     """Load in the default, machine, and user configuration files into
     Python dictionaries. Return the combined experiment dictionary.
@@ -673,20 +672,17 @@ def get_location(xcs, fmt, expt_cfg):
 
     run_envir = expt_config["user"].get("RUN_ENVIR", "")
 
-    # set varying forecast lengths only when fcst_len_hrs=-1
-
     fcst_len_hrs = workflow_config.get("FCST_LEN_HRS")
-    if fcst_len_hrs == -1:
+    date_first_cycl = workflow_config.get("DATE_FIRST_CYCL")
+    date_last_cycl = workflow_config.get("DATE_LAST_CYCL")
+    incr_cycl_freq = int(workflow_config.get("INCR_CYCL_FREQ"))
 
-        # Check that the number of entries divides into a day
+    # set varying forecast lengths only when fcst_len_hrs=-1
+    if fcst_len_hrs == -1:
         fcst_len_cycl = workflow_config.get("FCST_LEN_CYCL")
-        incr_cycl_freq = int(workflow_config.get("INCR_CYCL_FREQ"))
-
-        date_first_cycl = workflow_config.get("DATE_FIRST_CYCL")
-        date_last_cycl = workflow_config.get("DATE_LAST_CYCL")
 
+        # Check that the number of entries divides into a day
         if 24 / incr_cycl_freq != len(fcst_len_cycl):
-
             # Also allow for the possibility that the user is running
             # cycles for less than a day:
             num_cycles = len(set_cycle_dates(
@@ -1109,9 +1105,6 @@ def get_location(xcs, fmt, expt_cfg):
         for nco_var in nco_vars:
             nco_config[nco_var.upper()] = exptdir
 
-        # Set the rocoto string for the fcst output location
-        rocoto_config["entities"]["FCST_DIR"] = "{{ nco.COMOUT_BASEDIR }}/@Y@m@d@H"
-
     # Use env variables for NCO variables and create NCO directories
     if run_envir == "nco":