diff --git a/jobs/JREGIONAL_RUN_ENKF_POST b/jobs/JREGIONAL_RUN_ENKF_POST
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..16747f032
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jobs/JREGIONAL_RUN_ENKF_POST
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+#
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+# This J-JOB script does the post-processing of the EnKF updated files
+#      for the FV3-LAM model
+#
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+#
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+# Source the variable definitions file and the bash utility functions.
+#
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+. ${GLOBAL_VAR_DEFNS_FP}
+. $USHDIR/source_util_funcs.sh
+#
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+# Save current shell options (in a global array).  Then set new options
+# for this script/function.
+#
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+{ save_shell_opts; set -u +x; } > /dev/null 2>&1
+#
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+# Get the full path to the file in which this script/function is located 
+# (scrfunc_fp), the name of that file (scrfunc_fn), and the directory in
+# which the file is located (scrfunc_dir).
+#
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+scrfunc_fp=$( readlink -f "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )
+scrfunc_fn=$( basename "${scrfunc_fp}" )
+scrfunc_dir=$( dirname "${scrfunc_fp}" )
+#
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+# Print message indicating entry into script.
+#
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+print_info_msg "
+========================================================================
+Entering script:  \"${scrfunc_fn}\"
+In directory:     \"${scrfunc_dir}\"
+
+This is the J-job script for the task that runs a analysis with FV3 for 
+the specified cycle.
+========================================================================"
+#
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+# Create the working directory under the cycle directory.
+#
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# CYCLE_TYPE is to indicate which type of cycle this job for:
+#   spinup: this job is for spin-up cycles
+#   others(prod): this job is for product cycle
+#
+CYCLE_TYPE=${CYCLE_TYPE:-prod}
+if [ ${CYCLE_TYPE} == "spinup" ]; then
+  enkfworkdir="${CYCLE_DIR}/enkfupdt_spinup"
+else
+  enkfworkdir="${CYCLE_DIR}/enkfupdt"
+fi
+#
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+# Call the ex-script for this J-job and pass to it the necessary varia-
+# bles.
+#
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+$SCRIPTSDIR/exregional_run_enkf_post.sh \
+             cycle_dir="${CYCLE_DIR}" \
+             cycle_type="${CYCLE_TYPE}" \
+             enkfworkdir="${enkfworkdir}" \
+             NWGES_DIR="${NWGES_DIR}" \
+             slash_ensmem_subdir="${SLASH_ENSMEM_SUBDIR}" \
+             memname="${MEM_NAME}" || \
+print_err_msg_exit "\
+Call to ex-script corresponding to J-job \"${scrfunc_fn}\" failed."
+#
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+# Print exit message.
+#
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+print_info_msg "
+========================================================================
+Exiting script:  \"${scrfunc_fn}\"
+In directory:    \"${scrfunc_dir}\"
+========================================================================"
+#
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+# Restore the shell options saved at the beginning of this script/func-
+# tion.
+#
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+{ restore_shell_opts; } > /dev/null 2>&1
+
diff --git a/scripts/exregional_run_enkf.sh b/scripts/exregional_run_enkf.sh
index dbd20d137..064d3e7e9 100755
--- a/scripts/exregional_run_enkf.sh
+++ b/scripts/exregional_run_enkf.sh
@@ -415,53 +415,6 @@ fi
 ${APRUN}  $enkfworkdir/enkf.x < enkf.nml 1>stdout 2>stderr || print_err_msg_exit "\
 Call to executable to run EnKF returned with nonzero exit code."
 
-#
-#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-#
-# Loop through the members, restore the EnKF analysis back to
-# separate tracer and dynvar files, copy them
-# to nwges staging locations
-#
-#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-#
-
-for imem in $(seq 1 $nens); do
-
-   memchar="mem"$(printf %04i $imem)
-   memcharv0="mem"$(printf %03i $imem)
-   memstr=$memchar
-   slash_ensmem_subdir=$memchar
-
-   if [ ${cycle_type} == "spinup" ]; then
-      enkfanal_nwges_dir=${NWGES_DIR}/${slash_ensmem_subdir}/anal_enkf_spinup
-      bkpath=${cycle_dir}/${slash_ensmem_subdir}/fcst_fv3lam_spinup/INPUT
-   else
-      enkfanal_nwges_dir=${NWGES_DIR}/${slash_ensmem_subdir}/anal_enkf
-      bkpath=${cycle_dir}/${slash_ensmem_subdir}/fcst_fv3lam/INPUT
-   fi
-   mkdir_vrfy -p  ${enkfanal_nwges_dir} 
-
-   FileUpdated=fv3sar_tile1_${memcharv0}_dynvartracer
-     
-   cp_vrfy $bkpath/fv_tracer.res.tile1.nc ./${memcharv0}_fv3_tracer
-   cp_vrfy $bkpath/fv_core.res.tile1.nc ./${memcharv0}_fv3_dynvars
-   if [ $imem == 1 ];then   
-      ncvarlst_noaxis_time_new ${memcharv0}_fv3_tracer > nck_tracer_list.txt
-      ncvarlst_noaxis_time_new ${memcharv0}_fv3_dynvars > nck_dynvar_list.txt
-   fi
-   user_nck_dynvar_list=`cat nck_dynvar_list.txt|paste -sd "," -  | tr -d '[:space:]'`
-   user_nck_tracer_list=`cat nck_tracer_list.txt |paste -sd "," -  | tr -d '[:space:]'` 
-       
-   ncks -A -v $user_nck_dynvar_list $FileUpdated  ${memcharv0}_fv3_dynvars
-   cp_vrfy ${memcharv0}_fv3_dynvars   ${enkfanal_nwges_dir}/fv_core.res.tile1.nc
-   cp_vrfy ${memcharv0}_fv3_dynvars   ${bkpath}/fv_core.res.tile1.nc
-   ncks -A -v  $user_nck_tracer_list $FileUpdated  ${memcharv0}_fv3_tracer 
-   ncks --no_abc -O -x -v yaxis_2  ${memcharv0}_fv3_tracer tmp_${memcharv0}_tracer
-   cp_vrfy tmp_${memcharv0}_tracer  ${enkfanal_nwges_dir}/fv_tracer.res.tile1.nc
-   cp_vrfy tmp_${memcharv0}_tracer  ${bkpath}/fv_tracer.res.tile1.nc
-         
-done
-
 print_info_msg "
 ========================================================================
 EnKF PROCESS completed successfully!!!
diff --git a/scripts/exregional_run_enkf_post.sh b/scripts/exregional_run_enkf_post.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..89c6881af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/exregional_run_enkf_post.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,220 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+# Source the variable definitions file and the bash utility functions.
+#
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+. ${GLOBAL_VAR_DEFNS_FP}
+. $USHDIR/source_util_funcs.sh
+
+function ncvarlst_noaxis_time { ncks --trd -m ${1} | grep -E ': type' | cut -f 1 -d ' ' | sed 's/://' | sort |grep -v -i -E "axis|time" ;  }
+function ncvarlst_noaxis_time_new { ncks -m  ${1} | grep -E 'name.*=' | cut -f 2 -d '=' | grep -o '"*.*"' | sed 's/"//g' | sort |grep -v -i -E "axis|time" ;  }
+export  HDF5_USE_FILE_LOCKING=FALSE #clt to avoild recenter's error "NetCDF: HDF error"
+#
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+# Save current shell options (in a global array).  Then set new options
+# for this script/function.
+#
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+{ save_shell_opts; set -u -x; } > /dev/null 2>&1
+#
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+# Get the full path to the file in which this script/function is located 
+# (scrfunc_fp), the name of that file (scrfunc_fn), and the directory in
+# which the file is located (scrfunc_dir).
+#
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+scrfunc_fp=$( readlink -f "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )
+scrfunc_fn=$( basename "${scrfunc_fp}" )
+scrfunc_dir=$( dirname "${scrfunc_fp}" )
+#
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+# Print message indicating entry into script.
+#
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+print_info_msg "
+========================================================================
+Entering script:  \"${scrfunc_fn}\"
+In directory:     \"${scrfunc_dir}\"
+
+This is the ex-script for the task that runs EnKF analysis with FV3 for the
+specified cycle.
+========================================================================"
+#
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+# Specify the set of valid argument names for this script/function.  
+# Then process the arguments provided to this script/function (which 
+# should consist of a set of name-value pairs of the form arg1="value1",
+# etc).
+#
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+valid_args=( "cycle_dir" "cycle_type" "enkfworkdir" "NWGES_DIR" "slash_ensmem_subdir" "memname")
+process_args valid_args "$@"
+
+cycle_type=${cycle_type:-prod}
+
+case $MACHINE in
+#
+"WCOSS_C" | "WCOSS")
+#
+  module load NCO/4.7.0
+  module list
+  ulimit -s unlimited
+  ulimit -a
+  APRUN="mpirun -l -np ${PE_MEMBER01}"
+  ;;
+#
+"WCOSS_DELL_P3")
+#
+  module load NCO/4.7.0
+  module list
+  ulimit -s unlimited
+  ulimit -a
+  APRUN="mpirun -l -np ${PE_MEMBER01}"
+  ;;
+#
+"THEIA")
+#
+  ulimit -s unlimited
+  ulimit -a
+  np=${SLURM_NTASKS}
+  APRUN="mpirun -np ${np}"
+  ;;
+#
+"HERA")
+  module load nco/4.9.3
+  ulimit -s unlimited
+  ulimit -v unlimited
+  ulimit -a
+  export OMP_NUM_THREADS=1
+#  export OMP_STACKSIZE=300M
+  APRUN="srun"
+  ;;
+#
+"ORION")
+  ulimit -s unlimited
+  ulimit -a
+  export OMP_NUM_THREADS=1
+  export OMP_STACKSIZE=1024M
+  APRUN="srun"
+  ;;
+#
+"JET")
+  ulimit -s unlimited
+  ulimit -a
+  APRUN="srun"
+  ;;
+#
+"ODIN")
+#
+  module list
+
+  ulimit -s unlimited
+  ulimit -a
+  APRUN="srun -n ${PE_MEMBER01}"
+  ;;
+#
+esac
+#
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+# Extract from CDATE the starting year, month, day, and hour of the
+# forecast.  These are needed below for various operations.
+#
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+START_DATE=$(echo "${CDATE}" | sed 's/\([[:digit:]]\{2\}\)$/ \1/')
+
+YYYYMMDDHH=$(date +%Y%m%d%H -d "${START_DATE}")
+
+vlddate=$CDATE
+
+#
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+# Go to working directory.
+#
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+
+cd_vrfy $enkfworkdir
+
+#
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+# For each member, restore the EnKF analysis back to
+# separate tracer and dynvar files, copy them
+# to nwges staging locations
+#
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+
+if [ ${cycle_type} == "spinup" ]; then
+   enkfanal_nwges_dir=${NWGES_DIR}/${slash_ensmem_subdir}/anal_enkf_spinup
+   bkpath=${cycle_dir}/${slash_ensmem_subdir}/fcst_fv3lam_spinup/INPUT
+else
+   enkfanal_nwges_dir=${NWGES_DIR}/${slash_ensmem_subdir}/anal_enkf
+   bkpath=${cycle_dir}/${slash_ensmem_subdir}/fcst_fv3lam/INPUT
+fi
+mkdir_vrfy -p  ${enkfanal_nwges_dir} 
+
+FileUpdated=fv3sar_tile1_${memname}_dynvartracer
+    
+cp_vrfy $bkpath/fv_tracer.res.tile1.nc ./${memname}_fv3_tracer
+cp_vrfy $bkpath/fv_core.res.tile1.nc ./${memname}_fv3_dynvars
+ncvarlst_noaxis_time_new ${memname}_fv3_tracer > nck_tracer_list.txt
+ncvarlst_noaxis_time_new ${memname}_fv3_dynvars > nck_dynvar_list.txt
+user_nck_dynvar_list=`cat nck_dynvar_list.txt|paste -sd "," -  | tr -d '[:space:]'`
+user_nck_tracer_list=`cat nck_tracer_list.txt |paste -sd "," -  | tr -d '[:space:]'` 
+      
+#
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+# Extract dynvars variables from the EnKF analysi, update the
+# dynvar files, copy to nwges staging locations
+#
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+ncks -A -v $user_nck_dynvar_list $FileUpdated  ${memname}_fv3_dynvars
+cp_vrfy ${memname}_fv3_dynvars   ${enkfanal_nwges_dir}/fv_core.res.tile1.nc
+cp_vrfy ${memname}_fv3_dynvars   ${bkpath}/fv_core.res.tile1.nc
+#
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+# Extract tracer variables from the EnKF analysi, update the
+# tracer files, copy to nwges staging locations
+#
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+ncks -A -v  $user_nck_tracer_list $FileUpdated  ${memname}_fv3_tracer 
+ncks --no_abc -O -x -v yaxis_2  ${memname}_fv3_tracer tmp_${memname}_tracer
+cp_vrfy tmp_${memname}_tracer  ${enkfanal_nwges_dir}/fv_tracer.res.tile1.nc
+cp_vrfy tmp_${memname}_tracer  ${bkpath}/fv_tracer.res.tile1.nc
+
+         
+print_info_msg "
+========================================================================
+EnKF POST-PROCESS completed successfully for mem"${memname}"!!!
+
+Exiting script:  \"${scrfunc_fn}\"
+In directory:    \"${scrfunc_dir}\"
+========================================================================"
+#
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+# Restore the shell options saved at the beginning of this script/func-
+# tion.
+#
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+{ restore_shell_opts; } > /dev/null 2>&1
diff --git a/ush/config.sh.RRFS_CONUS_13km b/ush/config.sh.RRFS_CONUS_13km
index 206112090..1d729d646 100644
--- a/ush/config.sh.RRFS_CONUS_13km
+++ b/ush/config.sh.RRFS_CONUS_13km
@@ -42,37 +42,6 @@ DO_RETRO="TRUE"
 QUILTING="TRUE"
 CCPP_PHYS_SUITE="FV3_HRRR"
 
-if [[ ${DO_ENSEMBLE}  == "TRUE" ]]; then
-   NUM_ENS_MEMBERS=9
-   DO_SPPT=TRUE
-   SPPT_MAG=0.5
-   DO_DACYCLE="FALSE"
-   DO_ENKFUPDATE="TRUE"
-   DO_SPINUP="FALSE"
-   DO_SURFACE_CYCLE="FALSE"
-   DO_NONVAR_CLDANAL="FALSE"
-   DO_REFL2TTEN="FALSE"
-   DO_ENSCONTROL="TRUE"
-   DO_GSIOBSERVER="TRUE"
-   EXTRN_MDL_NAME_ICS="GEFS"
-   EXTRN_MDL_NAME_ICS="HRRRDAS"
-   EXTRN_MDL_NAME_LBCS="GEFS"
-   EXTRN_MDL_ICS_OFFSET_HRS="0"
-   EXTRN_MDL_LBCS_OFFSET_HRS="0"
-   LBC_SPEC_INTVL_HRS="3"
-   DA_CYCLE_INTERV="3"
-   ARCHIVEDIR="/5year/BMC/wrfruc/rrfs_ens"
-else
-   EXTRN_MDL_NAME_ICS="FV3GFS"
-   EXTRN_MDL_NAME_LBCS="FV3GFS"
-   EXTRN_MDL_ICS_OFFSET_HRS="3"
-   EXTRN_MDL_LBCS_OFFSET_HRS="6"
-   LBC_SPEC_INTVL_HRS="1"
-   DA_CYCLE_INTERV="1"
-   ARCHIVEDIR="/1year/BMC/wrfruc/rrfs_dev1"
-fi
-
-
 BOUNDARY_LEN_HRS="24"
 EXTRN_MDL_LBCS_SEARCH_OFFSET_HRS="0"
 
@@ -145,7 +114,7 @@ USE_CUSTOM_POST_CONFIG_FILE="TRUE"
 TESTBED_FIELDS_FN="testbed_fields_bgdawp.txt"
 CUSTOM_POST_CONFIG_FP="$(cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )/.." &>/dev/null&&pwd)/fix/upp/postxconfig-NT-fv3lam_rrfs.txt"
 CUSTOM_POST_PARAMS_FP="$(cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )/.." &>/dev/null&&pwd)/fix/upp/params_grib2_tbl_new"
-
+ARCHIVEDIR="/1year/BMC/wrfruc/rrfs_dev1
 NCARG_ROOT="/apps/ncl/6.5.0-CentOS6.10_64bit_nodap_gnu447"
 NCL_HOME="/home/rtrr/RRFS/graphics"
 NCL_REGION="conus"
@@ -172,3 +141,13 @@ STMP="YourOwnSpace"  # Path to directory STMP that mostly contains input files.
 PTMP="YourOwnSpace"  # Path to directory STMP that mostly contains input files.
 NWGES="YourOwnSpace"  # Path to directory NWGES that save boundary, cold initial, restart files.
 
+if [[ ${DO_ENSEMBLE}  == "TRUE" ]]; then
+   NUM_ENS_MEMBERS=9
+#   DO_SPPT=TRUE
+#   SPPT_MAG=0.5
+#   DO_ENSCONTROL="TRUE"
+   DO_GSIOBSERVER="TRUE"
+   DO_ENKFUPDATE="TRUE"
+   ARCHIVEDIR="/5year/BMC/wrfruc/rrfs_ens"
+fi
+
diff --git a/ush/config.sh.RRFS_CONUS_3km b/ush/config.sh.RRFS_CONUS_3km
index 178bec107..338bbe018 100644
--- a/ush/config.sh.RRFS_CONUS_3km
+++ b/ush/config.sh.RRFS_CONUS_3km
@@ -46,37 +46,6 @@ DO_RETRO="TRUE"
 QUILTING="TRUE"
 CCPP_PHYS_SUITE="FV3_HRRR"
 
-if [[ ${DO_ENSEMBLE}  == "TRUE" ]]; then
-   NUM_ENS_MEMBERS=9
-#   DO_SPPT=TRUE
-#   SPPT_MAG=0.5
-   DO_DACYCLE="FALSE"
-   DO_SPINUP="FALSE"
-   DO_SURFACE_CYCLE="FALSE"
-   DO_NONVAR_CLDANAL="FALSE"
-   DO_REFL2TTEN="FALSE"
-#   DO_ENSCONTROL="TRUE"
-   DO_GSIOBSERVER="TRUE"
-   DO_ENKFUPDATE="TRUE"
-#   EXTRN_MDL_NAME_ICS="HRRRDAS"
-   EXTRN_MDL_NAME_ICS="GDASENKF"
-#   EXTRN_MDL_NAME_LBCS="GEFS"
-   EXTRN_MDL_NAME_LBCS="FV3GFS"
-   EXTRN_MDL_ICS_OFFSET_HRS="6"
-   EXTRN_MDL_LBCS_OFFSET_HRS="0"
-   LBC_SPEC_INTVL_HRS="1"
-   DA_CYCLE_INTERV="1"
-   ARCHIVEDIR="/5year/BMC/wrfruc/rrfs_ens"
-else
-   EXTRN_MDL_NAME_ICS="FV3GFS"
-   EXTRN_MDL_NAME_LBCS="FV3GFS"
-   EXTRN_MDL_ICS_OFFSET_HRS="3"
-   EXTRN_MDL_LBCS_OFFSET_HRS="0"
-   LBC_SPEC_INTVL_HRS="1"
-   DA_CYCLE_INTERV="1"
-   ARCHIVEDIR="/1year/BMC/wrfruc/rrfs_dev1"
-fi
-
 BOUNDARY_LEN_HRS="21"
 EXTRN_MDL_LBCS_SEARCH_OFFSET_HRS="0"
 
@@ -114,7 +83,6 @@ SST_update_hour=01
 GVF_update_hour=04
 
 NCORES_RUN_ANAL=240
-NCORES_RUN_ENKF=100
 HYBENSMEM_NMIN=66
 HALO_BLEND=20
 
@@ -145,6 +113,7 @@ USE_CUSTOM_POST_CONFIG_FILE="TRUE"
 TESTBED_FIELDS_FN="testbed_fields_bgdawp.txt"
 CUSTOM_POST_CONFIG_FP="$(cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )/.." &>/dev/null&&pwd)/fix/upp/postxconfig-NT-fv3lam_rrfs.txt"
 CUSTOM_POST_PARAMS_FP="$(cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )/.." &>/dev/null&&pwd)/fix/upp/params_grib2_tbl_new"
+ARCHIVEDIR="/1year/BMC/wrfruc/rrfs_dev1"
 NCARG_ROOT="/apps/ncl/6.5.0-CentOS6.10_64bit_nodap_gnu447"
 NCL_HOME="/home/rtrr/RRFS/graphics"
 NCL_REGION="conus"
@@ -168,3 +137,13 @@ STMP="YourOwnSpace/NCO_dirs/stmp"  # Path to directory STMP that mostly contains
 PTMP="YourOwnSpace/NCO_dirs/ptmp"  # Path to directory STMP that mostly contains input files.
 NWGES="YourOwnSpace/NCO_dirs/nwges"  # Path to directory NWGES that save boundary, cold initial, restart files
 
+if [[ ${DO_ENSEMBLE}  == "TRUE" ]]; then
+   NUM_ENS_MEMBERS=9
+#   DO_SPPT=TRUE
+#   SPPT_MAG=0.5
+#   DO_ENSCONTROL="TRUE"
+   DO_GSIOBSERVER="TRUE"
+   DO_ENKFUPDATE="TRUE"
+   ARCHIVEDIR="/5year/BMC/wrfruc/rrfs_ens"
+fi
+
diff --git a/ush/config_defaults.sh b/ush/config_defaults.sh
index 3c72f3f49..9e21f78b6 100644
--- a/ush/config_defaults.sh
+++ b/ush/config_defaults.sh
@@ -1555,7 +1555,7 @@ PPN_RUN_FCST="24"  # This may have to be changed depending on the number of thre
 PPN_RUN_POST="24"
 PPN_RUN_WGRIB2="1"
 PPN_RUN_ANAL="24"
-PPN_RUN_ENKF="24"
+PPN_RUN_ENKF="4"
 PPN_PROC_RADAR="24"
 PPN_PROC_LIGHTNING="1"
 PPN_PROC_BUFR="1"
@@ -1573,12 +1573,12 @@ WTIME_GET_EXTRN_LBCS="00:45:00"
 WTIME_MAKE_ICS="00:30:00"
 WTIME_MAKE_LBCS="01:30:00"
 WTIME_RUN_PREPSTART="00:10:00"
-WTIME_RUN_PREPSTART_ENSMEAN="00:30:00"
+WTIME_RUN_PREPSTART_ENSMEAN="02:30:00"
 WTIME_RUN_FCST="04:30:00"
 WTIME_RUN_POST="00:15:00"
 WTIME_RUN_WGRIB2="00:40:00"
 WTIME_RUN_ANAL="00:30:00"
-WTIME_RUN_ENKF="00:45:00"
+WTIME_RUN_ENKF="01:00:00"
 WTIME_PROC_RADAR="00:25:00"
 WTIME_PROC_LIGHTNING="00:25:00"
 WTIME_PROC_BUFR="00:25:00"
diff --git a/ush/templates/FV3LAM_wflow.xml b/ush/templates/FV3LAM_wflow.xml
index ac25f2487..4a124190c 100644
--- a/ush/templates/FV3LAM_wflow.xml
+++ b/ush/templates/FV3LAM_wflow.xml
@@ -1040,7 +1040,7 @@ MODULES_RUN_TASK_FP script.
           </or>
           <taskdep task="&PREP_CYC_TN;_#type#{{ uscore_ensmem_name }}"/>
         </and>
-        <taskdep task="&RUN_ENKFUPDT_TN;"/>
+        <metataskdep metatask="run_enkf_post"/>
       </or>
       {%- else %}
       <taskdep task="&PREP_CYC_TN;_#type#{{ uscore_ensmem_name }}"/>
@@ -1439,7 +1439,7 @@ MODULES_RUN_TASK_FP script.
     &WALL_LIMIT_ANAL;
     <command>&LOAD_MODULES_RUN_TASK_FP; "&RUN_ENKFUPDT_TN;" &JOBSDIR;/JREGIONAL_RUN_ENKF</command>
 
-    {% if machine in ["JET", "HERA"] -%}
+    {% if machine in ["JET"] -%}
     <cores>{{ ncores_run_enkf }}</cores>
     <native>{{ native_run_enkf }} &RRFS_RESERVE;</native>
     {% else -%}
@@ -1462,6 +1462,50 @@ MODULES_RUN_TASK_FP script.
     </dependency>
   </task>
 
+<!--
+************************************************************************
+************************************************************************
+-->
+
+ <metatask name="run_enkf_post">
+   <var name="{{ ensmem_indx_name }}">
+    {%- for m in range(1, num_ens_members+1) -%}
+    {%- set fmtstr=" %0"~ndigits_ensmem_names~"d" -%}
+    {{- fmtstr%m -}}
+   {%- endfor %} </var>
+   <var name="memName">{% for m in range(1, num_ens_members+1) %}{{ " mem%03d"%m }}{% endfor %} </var>
+
+  <task name="run_enkfpost{{ uscore_ensmem_name }}" cycledefs="prodcyc" maxtries="{{ maxtries_anal_enkf }}">
+
+    &RSRV_DEFAULT;
+    &WALL_LIMIT_PRE;
+
+    <command>&LOAD_MODULES_RUN_TASK_FP; "&RUN_PREPSTART_TN;" "&JOBSDIR;/JREGIONAL_RUN_ENKF_POST"</command>
+    <nodes>{{ nnodes_run_prepstart }}:ppn={{ ppn_run_prepstart }}</nodes>
+    <nodesize>&NCORES_PER_NODE;</nodesize>
+    <walltime>{{ wtime_run_prepstart }}</walltime>
+    <jobname>&TAG;run_enkfpost{{ uscore_ensmem_name }}</jobname>
+    <join><cyclestr>&LOGDIR;/run_enkfpost{{ uscore_ensmem_name }}_@Y@m@d@H.log</cyclestr></join>
+
+    <envar><name>GLOBAL_VAR_DEFNS_FP</name><value>&GLOBAL_VAR_DEFNS_FP;</value></envar>
+    <envar><name>PDY</name><value><cyclestr>@Y@m@d</cyclestr></value></envar>
+    <envar><name>CDATE</name><value><cyclestr>@Y@m@d@H</cyclestr></value></envar>
+    <envar><name>CYCLE_DIR</name><value><cyclestr>&CYCLE_BASEDIR;/@Y@m@d@H</cyclestr></value></envar>
+    <envar><name>CYCLE_ROOT</name><value><cyclestr>&CYCLE_BASEDIR;</cyclestr></value></envar>
+    <envar><name>NWGES_DIR</name><value><cyclestr>&NWGES_BASEDIR;/@Y@m@d@H</cyclestr></value></envar>
+    <envar><name>SLASH_ENSMEM_SUBDIR</name><value><cyclestr>{{ slash_ensmem_subdir }}</cyclestr></value></envar>
+    <envar><name>MEM_NAME</name><value>#memName#</value></envar>
+
+    <dependency>
+       <and>
+         <taskdep task="&RUN_ENKFUPDT_TN;"/>
+       </and>
+    </dependency>
+
+  </task>
+
+  </metatask>
+
 {%- endif %}
 
 </workflow>