diff --git a/parm/config/config.base.emc.dyn b/parm/config/config.base.emc.dyn
index 5519b6a3bb..b0ed66769e 100755
--- a/parm/config/config.base.emc.dyn
+++ b/parm/config/config.base.emc.dyn
@@ -340,6 +340,7 @@ if [ $DOHYBVAR = "YES" ]; then
     export FHMIN_ENKF=3
     export FHMAX_ENKF=9
     export FHMAX_ENKF_GFS=120
+    export FHOUT_ENKF_GFS=3
     if [ $l4densvar = ".true." ]; then
         export FHOUT=1
         export FHOUT_ENKF=1
diff --git a/parm/config/config.resources b/parm/config/config.resources
index cbd45561aa..3862f0a5f6 100755
--- a/parm/config/config.resources
+++ b/parm/config/config.resources
@@ -737,7 +737,7 @@ elif [ ${step} = "esfc" ]; then
 elif [ ${step} = "efcs" ]; then
 
     if [ ${CASE} = "C768" ]; then
-      export wtime_efcs="01:20:00"
+      export wtime_efcs="06:00:00"
     else
       export wtime_efcs="00:40:00"
     fi
diff --git a/scripts/exgdas_enkf_fcst.sh b/scripts/exgdas_enkf_fcst.sh
index 5b00243012..5a26d12c3d 100755
--- a/scripts/exgdas_enkf_fcst.sh
+++ b/scripts/exgdas_enkf_fcst.sh
@@ -108,7 +108,9 @@ export LEVS=${LEVS_ENKF:-${LEVS:-64}}
 
 # nggps_diag_nml
 export FHOUT=${FHOUT_ENKF:-3}
-
+if [[ $CDUMP == "gfs" ]]; then
+    export FHOUT=${FHOUT_ENKF_GFS:-${FHOUT_ENKF:${FHOUT:-3}}}
+fi
 # model_configure
 export DELTIM=${DELTIM_ENKF:-${DELTIM:-225}}
 export FHMAX=${FHMAX_ENKF:-9}