diff --git a/model/src/w3parall.F90 b/model/src/w3parall.F90
index 311d09a1a..237387f82 100644
--- a/model/src/w3parall.F90
+++ b/model/src/w3parall.F90
@@ -1204,17 +1204,13 @@ SUBROUTINE INIT_GET_JSEA_ISPROC(ISEA, JSEA, ISPROC)
 #ifdef W3_S
       CALL STRACE (IENT, 'INIT_GET_JSEA_ISPROC')
 #endif
-!!/DEBUG      WRITE(740+IAPROC,*) 'PDLIB=', PDLIB
-!!/DEBUG      WRITE(740+IAPROC,*) 'GTYPE=', GTYPE, ' UNGTYPE=', UNGTYPE
-!!/DEBUG      FLUSH(740+IAPROC)
-      IF (.NOT. LPDLIB) THEN
-        JSEA   = 1 + (ISEA-1)/NAPROC
-        ISPROC = ISEA - (JSEA-1)*NAPROC
-      ELSE
+
+#ifdef W3_PDLIB
+      IF ((.NOT. LPDLIB ).or.(GTYPE .ne. UNGTYPE)) THEN
+#endif
+         JSEA   = 1 + (ISEA-1)/NAPROC
+         ISPROC = ISEA - (JSEA-1)*NAPROC
 #ifdef W3_PDLIB
-      IF (GTYPE .ne. UNGTYPE) THEN
-        JSEA   = 1 + (ISEA-1)/NAPROC
-        ISPROC = ISEA - (JSEA-1)*NAPROC
       ELSE
         IP_glob = MAPSF(ISEA,1)
         IF (IAPROC .le. NAPROC) THEN
@@ -1225,7 +1221,6 @@ SUBROUTINE INIT_GET_JSEA_ISPROC(ISEA, JSEA, ISPROC)
         ISPROC = IPGL_TO_PROC(IP_glob)
       ENDIF
 #endif
-      ENDIF
 !/
 !/ End of JACOBI_INIT ------------------------------------------------ /
 !/
diff --git a/model/src/w3wavemd.F90 b/model/src/w3wavemd.F90
index ad522f02b..613446937 100644
--- a/model/src/w3wavemd.F90
+++ b/model/src/w3wavemd.F90
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ MODULE W3WAVEMD
 !/                  | WAVEWATCH III           NOAA/NCEP |
 !/                  |           H. L. Tolman            |
 !/                  |                        FORTRAN 90 |
-!/                  | Last update :         22-Mar-2021 |
+!/                  | Last update :         13-Sep-2022 |
 !/                  +-----------------------------------+
 !/
 !/    04-Feb-2000 : Origination.                        ( version 2.00 )
@@ -95,7 +95,9 @@ MODULE W3WAVEMD
 !/    22-Mar-2021 : Update TAUA, RHOA                   ( version 7.13 )
 !/    06-May-2021 : Use ARCTC and SMCTYPE options. JGLi ( version 7.13 )
 !/    19-Jul-2021 : Momentum and air density support    ( version 7.14 )
-!/    11-Nov-2021 : Remove XYB since it is obsolete     ( version 7.xx ) 
+!/    11-Nov-2021 : Remove XYB since it is obsolete     ( version 7.xx )
+!/    13-Sep-2022 : Add OMP for W3NMIN loops. Hide
+!/                  W3NMIN in W3_DEBUGRUN for scaling.  ( version 7.xx )
 !/
 !/    Copyright 2009-2014 National Weather Service (NWS),
 !/       National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.  All rights
@@ -162,7 +164,10 @@ MODULE W3WAVEMD
 !                Subr.          Basic MPI routines.
 !     ----------------------------------------------------------------
 !
-!  5. Remarks :
+!  5. Remarks : Call to W3NMIN hidden behind W3_DEBUGRUN. This call
+!               currently only serves to warn when one or more procs
+!               have no active seapoints. It has been hid as this
+!               dramatically increases runtime performance.
 !
 !  6. Switches :
 !
@@ -1710,9 +1715,14 @@ SUBROUTINE W3WAVE ( IMOD, ODAT, TEND, STAMP, NO_OUT &
 #ifdef W3_PR3
               CALL W3MAPT
 #endif
-            END IF  !! GTYPE 
+            END IF  !! GTYPE
+
+!! Hides call to W3NMIN, which currently only serves to warn when
+!! one or more procs have zero active seapoints.
+#ifdef W3_DEBUGRUN
               CALL W3NMIN ( MAPSTA, FLAG0 )
               IF ( FLAG0 .AND. IAPROC.EQ.NAPERR ) WRITE (NDSE,1030) IMOD
+#endif
               FLMAP  = .FALSE.
           END IF
 !
@@ -4442,6 +4452,10 @@ SUBROUTINE W3NMIN ( MAPSTA, FLAG0 )
 !
       NMIN   = NSEA
 !
+#ifdef W3_OMPG
+!$OMP PARALLEL PRIVATE (IPROC,NLOC,ISEA,JSEA,ISPROC,IXY,NMIN)
+!$OMP DO SCHEDULE (DYNAMIC,1)
+#endif
       DO IPROC=1, NAPROC
         NLOC   = 0
         DO ISEA=1, NSEA
@@ -4462,6 +4476,10 @@ SUBROUTINE W3NMIN ( MAPSTA, FLAG0 )
 #endif
         NMIN   = MIN ( NMIN , NLOC )
         END DO
+#ifdef W3_OMPG
+!$OMP END DO
+!$OMP END PARALLEL
+#endif
 !
       FLAG0  = NMIN .EQ. 0
 #ifdef W3_T