diff --git a/ecf/scripts/gdas/atmos/gempak/jgdas_atmos_gempak.ecf b/ecf/scripts/gdas/atmos/gempak/jgdas_atmos_gempak.ecf
index 18057970e2..9be8031f94 100755
--- a/ecf/scripts/gdas/atmos/gempak/jgdas_atmos_gempak.ecf
+++ b/ecf/scripts/gdas/atmos/gempak/jgdas_atmos_gempak.ecf
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #PBS -S /bin/bash
-#PBS -N %RUN%_atmos_gempak_%FCSTHR%_%CYC%
+#PBS -N %RUN%_atmos_gempak_%FHR3%_%CYC%
 #PBS -j oe
 #PBS -q %QUEUE%
 #PBS -A %PROJ%-%PROJENVIR%
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ module list
 export cyc=%CYC%
 export cycle=t%CYC%z
 export USE_CFP=YES
-export FHRGRP=%FHRGRP% FHRLST=%FHRLST% FCSTHR=%FCSTHR% TRDRUN=%TRDRUN% fcsthrs=%FCSTHR%
+export FHR3=%FHR3% fcsthrs=%FHR3%
 
 ############################################################
 # CALL executable job script here
diff --git a/ecf/scripts/gfs/atmos/gempak/jgfs_atmos_gempak.ecf b/ecf/scripts/gfs/atmos/gempak/jgfs_atmos_gempak.ecf
index c9ef38bbd1..3299b326cf 100755
--- a/ecf/scripts/gfs/atmos/gempak/jgfs_atmos_gempak.ecf
+++ b/ecf/scripts/gfs/atmos/gempak/jgfs_atmos_gempak.ecf
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #PBS -S /bin/bash
-#PBS -N %RUN%_atmos_gempak_%FCSTHR%_%CYC%
+#PBS -N %RUN%_atmos_gempak_%FHR3%_%CYC%
 #PBS -j oe
 #PBS -q %QUEUE%
 #PBS -A %PROJ%-%PROJENVIR%
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ module list
 #############################################################
 export cyc=%CYC%
 export cycle=t%CYC%z
-export FHRGRP=%FHRGRP% FHRLST=%FHRLST% FCSTHR=%FCSTHR% TRDRUN=%TRDRUN% fcsthrs=%FCSTHR%
+export FHR3=%FHR3% fcsthrs=%FHR3%
 
 ############################################################
 # CALL executable job script here
diff --git a/ecf/scripts/gfs/atmos/gempak/jgfs_atmos_pgrb2_spec_gempak.ecf b/ecf/scripts/gfs/atmos/gempak/jgfs_atmos_pgrb2_spec_gempak.ecf
index bc35d31eec..74c119ced3 100755
--- a/ecf/scripts/gfs/atmos/gempak/jgfs_atmos_pgrb2_spec_gempak.ecf
+++ b/ecf/scripts/gfs/atmos/gempak/jgfs_atmos_pgrb2_spec_gempak.ecf
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #PBS -S /bin/bash
-#PBS -N %RUN%_atmos_pgrb2_spec_gempak_%FCSTHR%_%CYC%
+#PBS -N %RUN%_atmos_pgrb2_spec_gempak_%FHR3%_%CYC%
 #PBS -j oe
 #PBS -q %QUEUE%
 #PBS -A %PROJ%-%PROJENVIR%
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ module list
 #############################################################
 export cyc=%CYC%
 export cycle=t%CYC%z
-export FHRGRP=%FHRGRP% FHRLST=%FHRLST% FCSTHR=%FCSTHR% TRDRUN=%TRDRUN% fcsthrs=%FCSTHR%
+export FHR3=%FHR3% fcsthrs=%FHR3%
 
 ############################################################
 # CALL executable job script here
diff --git a/jobs/rocoto/gempak.sh b/jobs/rocoto/gempak.sh
index e4d9e86016..4c8ab55bca 100755
--- a/jobs/rocoto/gempak.sh
+++ b/jobs/rocoto/gempak.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 source "${HOMEgfs}/ush/preamble.sh"
 source "${HOMEgfs}/ush/load_fv3gfs_modules.sh"
 status=$?
-(( status != 0 )) && exit "${status}"
+if (( status != 0 )); then exit "${status}"; fi
 
 export job="gempak"
 export jobid="${job}.$$"
@@ -11,20 +11,17 @@ export jobid="${job}.$$"
 source "${HOMEgfs}/ush/jjob_header.sh" -e "gempak" -c "base gempak"
 
 # shellcheck disable=SC2153
-fhrlst=$(echo "${FHRLST}" | sed -e 's/_/ /g; s/f/ /g; s/,/ /g')
+fhr3="${FHR3}"
+fhr=$(( 10#${fhr3} ))
+if (( fhr > FHMAX_GFS )); then
+  echo "Nothing to process for FHR = ${fhr3}, cycle"
+  continue
+fi
 
-for fhr3 in ${fhrlst}; do
-    fhr=$(( 10#${fhr3} ))
-    if (( fhr > FHMAX_GFS )); then
-	echo "Nothing to process for FHR = ${fhr3}, cycle"
-	continue
-    fi
-
-    export fcsthrs="${fhr3}"
+export fcsthrs="${fhr3}"
 
 # Execute the JJOB
-    "${HOMEgfs}/jobs/J${RUN^^}_ATMOS_GEMPAK"
-done
+"${HOMEgfs}/jobs/J${RUN^^}_ATMOS_GEMPAK"
 
 status=$?
 exit "${status}"
diff --git a/jobs/rocoto/gempakgrb2spec.sh b/jobs/rocoto/gempakgrb2spec.sh
index 14029a1ce3..74010466db 100755
--- a/jobs/rocoto/gempakgrb2spec.sh
+++ b/jobs/rocoto/gempakgrb2spec.sh
@@ -11,20 +11,17 @@ export jobid="${job}.$$"
 source "${HOMEgfs}/ush/jjob_header.sh" -e "gempak_spec" -c "base"
 
 # shellcheck disable=SC2153
-fhrlst=$(echo "${FHRLST}" | sed -e 's/_/ /g; s/f/ /g; s/,/ /g')
+fhr3="${FHR3}"
+fhr=$(( 10#${fhr3} ))
+if (( fhr > FHMAX_GFS )); then
+  echo "Nothing to process for FHR = ${fhr3}, cycle"
+  continue
+fi
 
-for fhr3 in ${fhrlst}; do
-  fhr=$(( 10#${fhr3} ))
-  if (( fhr > FHMAX_GFS )); then
-    echo "Nothing to process for FHR = ${fhr3}, cycle"
-    continue
-  fi
-
-  export fcsthrs="${fhr3}"
+export fcsthrs="${fhr3}"
 
 # Execute the JJOB
-  "${HOMEgfs}/jobs/JGFS_ATMOS_GEMPAK_PGRB2_SPEC"
-done
+"${HOMEgfs}/jobs/JGFS_ATMOS_GEMPAK_PGRB2_SPEC"
 
 status=$?
 exit "${status}"
diff --git a/parm/config/gfs/config.gempak b/parm/config/gfs/config.gempak
index 112bcf9986..791770ba4a 100644
--- a/parm/config/gfs/config.gempak
+++ b/parm/config/gfs/config.gempak
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@
 echo "BEGIN: config.gempak"
 
 # Get task specific resources
-. "$EXPDIR/config.resources" gempak
-
-# No. of concurrent gempak jobs
-export NAWIPSGRP=42
+. $EXPDIR/config.resources gempak
 
 echo "END: config.gempak"
diff --git a/workflow/rocoto/gfs_tasks.py b/workflow/rocoto/gfs_tasks.py
index 3a08b2595b..55fa5a2475 100644
--- a/workflow/rocoto/gfs_tasks.py
+++ b/workflow/rocoto/gfs_tasks.py
@@ -1380,10 +1380,10 @@ def _get_awipsgroups(cdump, config):
             fhout = config['FHOUT_GFS']
             fhmax_hf = config['FHMAX_HF_GFS']
             fhout_hf = config['FHOUT_HF_GFS']
-#            if fhmax > 240:
-#                fhmax = 240
-#            if fhmax_hf > 240:
-#                fhmax_hf = 240
+            if fhmax > 240:
+                fhmax = 240
+            if fhmax_hf > 240:
+                fhmax_hf = 240
             fhrs_hf = list(range(fhmin, fhmax_hf + fhout_hf, fhout_hf))
             fhrs = fhrs_hf + list(range(fhrs_hf[-1] + fhout, fhmax + fhout, fhout))
 
@@ -1420,7 +1420,7 @@ def awips_20km_1p0deg(self):
 
         resources = self.get_resource('awips')
 
-        task_name = f'{self.cdump}awips_20km_1p0deg_#{varname3}#'
+        task_name = f'{self.cdump}awips_20km_1p0deg#{varname1}#'
         task_dict = {'task_name': task_name,
                      'resources': resources,
                      'dependency': dependencies,
@@ -1444,23 +1444,17 @@ def awips_20km_1p0deg(self):
     def gempak(self):
 
         deps = []
-        dep_dict = {'type': 'metatask', 'name': f'{self.cdump}atmos_prod'}
+        dep_dict = {'type': 'task', 'name': f'{self.cdump}atmos_prod_f#fhr#'}
         deps.append(rocoto.add_dependency(dep_dict))
         dependencies = rocoto.create_dependency(dep=deps)
 
         gempak_vars = self.envars.copy()
-        gempak_dict = {'FHRGRP': '#grp#',
-                       'FHRLST': '#lst#',
-                       'ROTDIR': self.rotdir}
+        gempak_dict = {'FHR3': '#fhr#'}
         for key, value in gempak_dict.items():
             gempak_vars.append(rocoto.create_envar(name=key, value=str(value)))
 
-        varname1, varname2, varname3 = 'grp', 'dep', 'lst'
-        varval1, varval2, varval3 = self._get_awipsgroups(self.cdump, self._configs['gempak'])
-        var_dict = {varname1: varval1, varname2: varval2, varname3: varval3}
-
         resources = self.get_resource('gempak')
-        task_name = f'{self.cdump}gempak_#{varname3}#'
+        task_name = f'{self.cdump}gempak_f#fhr#'
         task_dict = {'task_name': task_name,
                      'resources': resources,
                      'dependency': dependencies,
@@ -1472,11 +1466,14 @@ def gempak(self):
                      'maxtries': '&MAXTRIES;'
                      }
 
-        metatask_dict = {'task_name': f'{self.cdump}gempak',
-                         'task_dict': task_dict,
-                         'var_dict': var_dict}
+        fhrs = self._get_forecast_hours(self.cdump, self._configs['gempak'])
+        fhr_var_dict = {'fhr': ' '.join([f"{fhr:03d}" for fhr in fhrs])}
 
-        task = rocoto.create_task(metatask_dict)
+        fhr_metatask_dict = {'task_name': f'{self.cdump}gempak',
+                             'task_dict': task_dict,
+                             'var_dict': fhr_var_dict}
+
+        task = rocoto.create_task(fhr_metatask_dict)
 
         return task
 
@@ -1556,18 +1553,12 @@ def gempakpgrb2spec(self):
         dependencies = rocoto.create_dependency(dep=deps)
 
         gempak_vars = self.envars.copy()
-        gempak_dict = {'FHRGRP': '#grp#',
-                       'FHRLST': '#lst#',
-                       'ROTDIR': self.rotdir}
+        gempak_dict = {'FHR3': '#fhr#'}
         for key, value in gempak_dict.items():
             gempak_vars.append(rocoto.create_envar(name=key, value=str(value)))
 
-        varname1, varname2, varname3 = 'grp', 'dep', 'lst'
-        varval1, varval2, varval3 = self._get_awipsgroups(self.cdump, self._configs['gempak'])
-        var_dict = {varname1: varval1, varname2: varval2, varname3: varval3}
-
         resources = self.get_resource('gempak')
-        task_name = f'{self.cdump}gempakgrb2spec_#{varname3}#'
+        task_name = f'{self.cdump}gempakgrb2spec_f#fhr#'
         task_dict = {'task_name': task_name,
                      'resources': resources,
                      'dependency': dependencies,
@@ -1588,14 +1579,14 @@ def gempakpgrb2spec(self):
         }
         local_config.update(goes_times)
 
-#        fhrs = self._get_forecast_hours(self.cdump, local_config)
-#        fhr_var_dict = {'fhr': ' '.join([f"{fhr:03d}" for fhr in fhrs])}
+        fhrs = self._get_forecast_hours(self.cdump, local_config)
+        fhr_var_dict = {'fhr': ' '.join([f"{fhr:03d}" for fhr in fhrs])}
 
-        metatask_dict = {'task_name': f'{self.cdump}gempakgrb2spec',
-                         'task_dict': task_dict,
-                         'var_dict': var_dict}
+        fhr_metatask_dict = {'task_name': f'{self.cdump}gempakgrb2spec',
+                             'task_dict': task_dict,
+                             'var_dict': fhr_var_dict}
 
-        task = rocoto.create_task(metatask_dict)
+        task = rocoto.create_task(fhr_metatask_dict)
 
         return task