diff --git a/parm/config/sfs/config.efcs b/parm/config/sfs/config.efcs
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diff --git a/parm/config/sfs/config.efcs b/parm/config/sfs/config.efcs
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+#! /usr/bin/env bash
+
+########## config.efcs ##########
+# Ensemble forecast specific, dependency: config.fcst
+
+echo "BEGIN: config.efcs"
+
+# Turn off components in ensemble
+# export DO_AERO_FCST="NO"
+# export DO_OCN="NO"
+# export DO_ICE="NO"
+# export DO_WAVE="NO"
+
+export CASE="${CASE_ENS}"
+
+# Source model specific information that is resolution dependent
+string="--fv3 ${CASE}"
+# Ocean/Ice/Waves ensemble configurations are identical to deterministic member
+[[ "${DO_OCN}" == "YES" ]] && string="${string} --mom6 ${OCNRES}"
+[[ "${DO_ICE}" == "YES" ]] && string="${string} --cice6 ${ICERES}"
+[[ "${DO_WAVE}" == "YES" ]] && string="${string} --ww3 ${waveGRD// /;}"
+[[ "${DO_AERO_FCST}" == "YES" ]] && string="${string} --gocart"
+# shellcheck disable=SC2086
+source "${EXPDIR}/config.ufs" ${string}
+
+# Get task specific resources
+source "${EXPDIR}/config.resources" efcs
+
+# Stochastic physics parameters (only for ensemble forecasts)
+if [[ "${CASE}" == "C96" ]] ; then
+    export DO_SKEB="NO" # SKEB turned off for C96
+else
+    export DO_SKEB="YES" # SKEB turned on for all other resolutions
+fi
+export SKEB="0.8,-999,-999,-999,-999"
+export SKEB_TAU="2.16E4,2.592E5,2.592E6,7.776E6,3.1536E7"
+export SKEB_LSCALE="500.E3,1000.E3,2000.E3,2000.E3,2000.E3"
+export SKEBNORM=1
+export SKEB_NPASS=30
+export SKEB_VDOF=5
+export DO_SPPT="YES"
+export SPPT="0.56,0.28,0.14,0.056,0.028"
+export SPPT_TAU="2.16E4,2.592E5,2.592E6,7.776E6,3.1536E7"
+export SPPT_LSCALE="500.E3,1000.E3,2000.E3,2000.E3,2000.E3"
+export SPPT_LOGIT=".true."
+export SPPT_SFCLIMIT=".true."
+# OCN options
+if (( OCNRES <= 100 )); then
+    # Ocean stochastic options not supported at 5p00
+    export DO_OCN_SPPT="YES"
+    export OCNSPPT="0.8,0.4,0.2,0.08,0.04"
+    export OCNSPPT_TAU="2.16E4,2.592E5,2.592E6,7.776E6,3.1536E7"
+    export OCNSPPT_LSCALE="500.E3,1000.E3,2000.E3,2000.E3,2000.E3"
+    export DO_OCN_PERT_EPBL="YES"
+    export EPBL="0.8,0.4,0.2,0.08,0.04"
+    export EPBL_TAU="2.16E4,2.592E5,2.592E6,7.776E6,3.1536E7"
+    export EPBL_LSCALE="500.E3,1000.E3,2000.E3,2000.E3,2000.E3"
+fi
+
+if [[ "${USE_OCN_ENS_PERTURB_FILES:-NO}" == "YES" ]]; then
+    export ODA_INCUPD="True"
+    export ODA_TEMPINC_VAR='t_pert'
+    export ODA_SALTINC_VAR='s_pert'
+    export ODA_THK_VAR='h_anl'
+    export ODA_UINC_VAR='u_pert'
+    export ODA_VINC_VAR='v_pert'
+    export ODA_INCUPD_NHOURS=0.0
+else
+    export ODA_INCUPD="False"
+fi
+export restart_interval="${restart_interval_gfs:-12}"
+
+export o3forc_params="McCormack-empirical-sh-ozh"
+
+echo "END: config.efcs"
diff --git a/parm/config/sfs/config.fcst b/parm/config/sfs/config.fcst
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+#! /usr/bin/env bash
+
+########## config.fcst ##########
+# Forecast specific
+
+echo "BEGIN: config.fcst"
+
+export USE_ESMF_THREADING="YES"  # Toggle to use ESMF-managed threading or traditional threading in UFSWM
+export COPY_FINAL_RESTARTS="NO" # Toggle to copy restarts from the end of GFS/GEFS Run (GDAS is handled seperately)
+
+# Source model specific information that is resolution dependent
+string="--fv3 ${CASE}"
+[[ "${DO_OCN}" == "YES" ]] && string="${string} --mom6 ${OCNRES}"
+[[ "${DO_ICE}" == "YES" ]] && string="${string} --cice6 ${ICERES}"
+[[ "${DO_WAVE}" == "YES" ]] && string="${string} --ww3 ${waveGRD// /;}"
+[[ "${DO_AERO_FCST}" == "YES" ]] && string="${string} --gocart"
+# We are counting on $string being multiple arguments
+# shellcheck disable=SC2086
+source "${EXPDIR}/config.ufs" ${string}
+
+# Convert comma-separated string into bash array
+IFS=', ' read -ra segments <<< "${FCST_SEGMENTS}"
+# Determine MIN and MAX based on the forecast segment
+export FHMIN=${segments[${FCST_SEGMENT}]}
+export FHMAX=${segments[${FCST_SEGMENT}+1]}
+# Cap other FH variables at FHMAX for the segment
+export FHMIN_WAV=$(( FHMIN > FHMIN_WAV ? FHMIN : FHMIN_WAV ))
+export FHMAX_HF=$(( FHMAX_HF_GFS > FHMAX ? FHMAX : FHMAX_HF_GFS ))
+export FHMAX_WAV=$(( FHMAX_WAV > FHMAX ? FHMAX : FHMAX_WAV ))
+# shellcheck disable=SC2153
+export FHOUT=${FHOUT_GFS}
+export FHOUT_HF=${FHOUT_HF_GFS}
+export FHOUT_OCN=${FHOUT_OCN_GFS}
+export FHOUT_ICE=${FHOUT_ICE_GFS}
+export FHZER=@FHZER@
+
+# Get task specific resources
+source "${EXPDIR}/config.resources" fcst
+export domains_stack_size="16000000"
+
+
+if [[ "${DONST}" == "YES" ]]; then
+    source "${EXPDIR}/config.nsst"
+fi
+
+export esmf_profile=".false."
+export esmf_logkind="ESMF_LOGKIND_MULTI_ON_ERROR" #Options: ESMF_LOGKIND_MULTI_ON_ERROR, ESMF_LOGKIND_MULTI, ESMF_LOGKIND_NONE
+
+
+#######################################################################
+
+export FORECASTSH="${SCRgfs}/exglobal_forecast.sh"
+#export FORECASTSH="${SCRgfs}/exglobal_forecast.py"  # Temp. while this is worked on
+export FCSTEXEC="${NET}_model.x"
+
+#######################################################################
+# Model configuration
+export TYPE=@TYPE@
+export MONO=@MONO@
+
+# Use stratosphere h2o physics
+export h2o_phys=".true."
+
+# Options of stratosphere O3 physics reaction coefficients
+export new_o3forc="YES"
+
+export gwd_opt=2
+
+# --GFS.v16 uGWD.v0, used for suite FV3_GFS_v16 and UFS p6 etc
+# do_ugwp=T: use unified CGWD and OGWD, and turbulent orographic form drag (TOFD)
+# do_ugwp=F: use unified CGWD but old OGWD, TOFD is not uded.
+if (( gwd_opt == 1 )); then
+    export knob_ugwp_version=0
+    export do_ugwp=".false."
+    export do_tofd=".false."
+    launch_level=$(echo "${LEVS}/2.35" |bc)
+    export launch_level
+fi
+
+
+# -- uGWD.v1, for suite FV3_GFS_v17 and FV3_GFS_v17p8b etc
+if (( gwd_opt == 2 )); then
+
+    #--used for UFS p7 and p8a
+    #export  knob_ugwp_version=1
+    #export  do_ugwp=".false."
+    #export  do_tofd=".false."
+    #export  do_ugwp_v0=".false."
+    #export  do_ugwp_v1=".true."
+    #export  do_ugwp_v0_orog_only=".false."
+    #export  do_ugwp_v0_nst_only=".false."
+    #export  do_gsl_drag_ls_bl=".true."
+    #export  do_gsl_drag_ss=".true."
+    #export  do_gsl_drag_tofd=".true."
+    #export  do_ugwp_v1_orog_only=".false."
+
+    #--used for UFS p8
+    export knob_ugwp_version=1
+    export do_ugwp=".false."
+    export do_tofd=".false."
+    export do_ugwp_v0=".false."
+    export do_ugwp_v1=".true."
+    export do_ugwp_v0_orog_only=".false."
+    export do_ugwp_v0_nst_only=".false."
+    export do_gsl_drag_ls_bl=".true."
+    export do_gsl_drag_ss=".false."
+    export do_gsl_drag_tofd=".true."
+    export do_gwd_opt_psl=".true."
+    export do_ugwp_v1_orog_only=".false."
+    launch_level=$(echo "${LEVS}/2.35" |bc)
+    export launch_level
+fi
+
+# Sponge layer settings
+export d2_bg_k1=0.20
+export d2_bg_k2=0.04
+export dz_min=6
+export n_sponge=42
+
+# PBL/turbulance schemes
+export hybedmf=".false."
+export satmedmf=".true."
+export isatmedmf=1
+tbf=""
+if [[ "${satmedmf}" == ".true." ]]; then tbf="_satmedmf" ; fi
+
+#Convection schemes
+export progsigma=".true."
+tbp=""
+if [[ "${progsigma}" == ".true." ]]; then tbp="_progsigma" ; fi
+
+# Radiation options
+if [[ "${DO_AERO_FCST}" == "YES" ]]; then
+    export IAER=2011  # spectral band mapping method for aerosol optical properties
+else
+    export IAER=1011
+fi
+export iovr_lw=3    ; #de-correlation length cloud overlap method (Barker, 2008)
+export iovr_sw=3    ; #de-correlation length cloud overlap method (Barker, 2008)
+export iovr=3       ; #de-correlation length cloud overlap method (Barker, 2008)
+export icliq_sw=2   ; #cloud optical coeffs from AER's newer version v3.9-v4.0 for hu and stamnes
+export isubc_sw=2
+export isubc_lw=2
+
+# RRTMGP radiation scheme
+export do_RRTMGP=.false.
+export doGP_cldoptics_LUT=.false.
+export doGP_lwscat=.false.
+
+# LSM configuration
+# NoahMP only
+export iopt_sfc="3"
+export iopt_trs="2"
+
+# Microphysics configuration
+export dnats=0
+export cal_pre=".true."
+export do_sat_adj=".false."
+export random_clds=".true."
+
+case ${imp_physics} in
+    99) # ZhaoCarr
+        export ncld=1
+        export FIELD_TABLE="${PARMgfs}/ufs/fv3/field_table_zhaocarr${tbf}${tbp}"
+        export nwat=2
+        ;;
+    6)  # WSM6
+        export ncld=2
+        export FIELD_TABLE="${PARMgfs}/ufs/fv3/field_table_wsm6${tbf}${tbp}"
+        export nwat=6
+        ;;
+    8)  # Thompson
+        export ncld=2
+        export FIELD_TABLE="${PARMgfs}/ufs/fv3/field_table_thompson_noaero_tke${tbp}"
+        export nwat=6
+
+        export cal_pre=".false."
+        export random_clds=".false."
+        export effr_in=".true."
+        export ltaerosol=".false."
+        export lradar=".true."
+        export ttendlim="-999"
+        export dt_inner=$((DELTIM/2))
+        export sedi_semi=.true.
+        if [[ "${sedi_semi}" == .true. ]]; then export dt_inner=${DELTIM} ; fi
+        if [[ dt_inner -gt 300 ]]; then export  dt_inner=300 ; fi
+        export decfl=10
+
+        export hord_mt_nh_nonmono=5
+        export hord_xx_nh_nonmono=5
+        export hord_dp_nh_nonmono=-5
+        export vtdm4_nh_nonmono=0.02
+        export nord=2
+        if [[ "${TYPE}" == "nh"* ]]; then
+            export dddmp=0.1
+        else
+            export dddmp=0.
+	    fi
+        export d4_bg=0.12
+        ;;
+    11) # GFDL
+        export ncld=5
+        export FIELD_TABLE="${PARMgfs}/ufs/fv3/field_table_gfdl${tbf}${tbp}"
+        export nwat=6
+        export dnats=1
+        export cal_pre=".false."
+        export do_sat_adj=".true."
+        export random_clds=".false."
+        export lgfdlmprad=".true."
+        export effr_in=".true."
+        export reiflag=2
+
+        export hord_mt_nh_nonmono=5
+        export hord_xx_nh_nonmono=5
+        export hord_dp_nh_nonmono=-5
+        export vtdm4_nh_nonmono=0.02
+        export nord=2
+        export d4_bg=0.12
+        if [[ "${TYPE}" == "nh"* ]]; then
+            export dddmp=0.1
+        else
+            export dddmp=0.
+	    fi
+        ;;
+    *) echo "Unknown microphysics option, ABORT!" ;;
+esac
+
+# Stochastic physics
+export DO_SPPT="NO"
+export DO_SKEB="NO"
+export DO_SHUM="NO"
+export DO_LAND_PERT="NO"
+export DO_OCN_SPPT="NO"
+export DO_OCN_PERT_EPBL="NO"
+
+#coupling settings
+export cplmode="ufs.frac"
+if [[ "${FRAC_GRID:-".true."}" == ".false." ]]; then
+  export cplmode="ufs.nfrac"
+fi
+export psm_bc="1"
+
+export min_lakeice="0.15"
+export min_seaice=${min_seaice:-"0.15"}
+export use_cice_alb=${use_cice_alb:-".false."}
+
+export FSICL="0"
+export FSICS="0"
+
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Write more variables to output
+if [[ "${REPLAY_ICS:-NO}" == "YES" ]]; then
+  export DIAG_TABLE="${PARMgfs}/ufs/fv3/diag_table_replay"
+else
+  export DIAG_TABLE="${PARMgfs}/ufs/fv3/diag_table"
+fi
+
+# Write gfs restart files to rerun fcst from any break point
+export restart_interval=${restart_interval_gfs:-12}
+
+# Turn off dry mass adjustment in GFS
+export adjust_dry_mass=".false."
+
+# Write each restart file in 16 small files to save time
+if [[ "${CASE}" = C768 ]]; then
+  export io_layout="4,4"
+else
+  export io_layout="1,1"
+fi
+
+export reforecast=@reforecast@
+# Remember config.efcs will over-ride these values for ensemble forecasts
+# if these variables are re-defined there.
+# Otherwise, the ensemble forecast will inherit from config.fcst
+
+# Which ozone parameters to use
+# McCormack-empirical-sh-ozh is empirically-corrected to include ozone hole
+# McCormack is from the 2006 paper as updated for the 2015 implementation
+export o3forc_params="McCormack-empirical-sh-ozh"
+
+echo "END: config.fcst"
diff --git a/ush/forecast_predet.sh b/ush/forecast_predet.sh
index 062b94de7c..ffcad9a36e 100755
--- a/ush/forecast_predet.sh
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@@ -499,7 +499,11 @@ FV3_predet(){
   fi
 
   if [[ "${new_o3forc:-YES}" == "YES" ]]; then
-    O3FORC="ozprdlos_2015_new_sbuvO3_tclm15_nuchem.f77"
+    if [[ "${o3forc_params:-McCormack}" == "McCormack-empirical-sh-ozh" ]]; then
+      O3FORC="ozprdlos_2015_new_sbuvO3_tclm15_nuchem_zhozhvlogp.f77"
+    else
+      O3FORC="ozprdlos_2015_new_sbuvO3_tclm15_nuchem.f77"
+    fi
   else
     O3FORC="global_o3prdlos.f77"
   fi