diff --git a/ush/config.sh.RRFS_CONUS_3km_ens.2022HWT.CYCL b/ush/config.sh.RRFS_CONUS_3km_ens.2022HWT.CYCL
index a14dcef1b..c960b6e4e 100644
--- a/ush/config.sh.RRFS_CONUS_3km_ens.2022HWT.CYCL
+++ b/ush/config.sh.RRFS_CONUS_3km_ens.2022HWT.CYCL
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ BOUNDARY_LEN_HRS="6"
 
 # avaialble retro period:
 # 20210511-20210531; 20210718-20210801
-DATE_FIRST_CYCL="20220620"
-DATE_LAST_CYCL="20220830"
+DATE_FIRST_CYCL="20220901"
+DATE_LAST_CYCL="20221031"
 CYCL_HRS=( "00" "12" )
 CYCL_HRS=( "18" )
 CYCL_HRS_SPINSTART=("03" "15")
@@ -96,9 +96,9 @@ INITIAL_CYCLEDEF="${DATE_FIRST_CYCL}1800 ${DATE_LAST_CYCL}2300 24:00:00"
 BOUNDARY_CYCLEDEF="${DATE_FIRST_CYCL}1800 ${DATE_LAST_CYCL}2300 24:00:00"
 #PROD_CYCLEDEF="${DATE_FIRST_CYCL}2100 ${DATE_LAST_CYCL}2300 01:00:00"
 #POSTPROC_CYCLEDEF="${DATE_FIRST_CYCL}2100 ${DATE_LAST_CYCL}2300 01:00:00"
-PROD_CYCLEDEF="00 18-23 * 6-8 2022 *"
-RECENTER_CYCLEDEF="00 19 * 6-8 2022 *"
-POSTPROC_CYCLEDEF="00 18-23 * 6-8 2022 *"
+PROD_CYCLEDEF="00 18-23 * 9-10 2022 *"
+RECENTER_CYCLEDEF="00 19 * 9-10 2022 *"
+POSTPROC_CYCLEDEF="00 18-23 * 9-10 2022 *"
 #POSTPROC_LONG_CYCLEDEF="${DATE_FIRST_CYCL}0900 ${DATE_LAST_CYCL}2300 03:00:00"
 ARCHIVE_CYCLEDEF="${DATE_FIRST_CYCL}1500 ${DATE_LAST_CYCL}2300 24:00:00"
 if [[ $DO_SPINUP == "TRUE" ]] ; then
@@ -159,7 +159,8 @@ WTIME_RUN_FCST="00:30:00"
 WTIME_MAKE_LBCS="02:00:00"
 
 EXTRN_MDL_NAME_ICS="GEFS"
-EXTRN_MDL_NAME_LBCS="FV3GFS"
+EXTRN_MDL_NAME_LBCS="GEFS"
+EXTRN_MDL_SOURCE_BASEDIR_LBCS="/mnt/lfs4/BMC/wrfruc/RRFSE/data/gens"
 
 FV3GFS_FILE_FMT_ICS="grib2"
 FV3GFS_FILE_FMT_LBCS="grib2"
diff --git a/ush/set_extrn_mdl_params.sh b/ush/set_extrn_mdl_params.sh
index 12ced2700..f2b11efa1 100644
--- a/ush/set_extrn_mdl_params.sh
+++ b/ush/set_extrn_mdl_params.sh
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ else
       EXTRN_MDL_SYSBASEDIR_ICS=""
       ;;
     "JET")
-      EXTRN_MDL_SYSBASEDIR_ICS="/mnt/lfs4/BMC/public/data/grids/gens/pgrb2b"
+      EXTRN_MDL_SYSBASEDIR_ICS="${EXTRN_MDL_SOURCE_BASEDIR_ICS:-/mnt/lfs4/BMC/public/data/grids/gens/pgrb2b}"
       ;;
     esac
     ;;
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ else
   "GEFS")
     case "$MACHINE" in
     "JET")
-      EXTRN_MDL_SYSBASEDIR_LBCS="/mnt/lfs4/BMC/public/data/grids/gens/pgrb2b"
+      EXTRN_MDL_SYSBASEDIR_LBCS="${EXTRN_MDL_SOURCE_BASEDIR_LBCS:-/mnt/lfs4/BMC/public/data/grids/gens/pgrb2b}"
       ;;
     esac
   ;;