From 82831924544d3e7d0cf4434a33298f8aa6200c4c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ed Safford <62339196+EdwardSafford-NOAA@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2024 15:59:24 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Add regional data extraction capability to ConMon (#117)

* Ref #110

Add DE for regional (nam), fix bug in conmon_read_diag.F90.

* Ref #110
Update for hera.

* Ref #110

Update error checking.

* Ref #110

Final clean up.

* Ref #110

Final clean up.

* Ref #110

Fix area assignment in DE script.
---
 .../data_extract/ush/ConMon_DE_rgn.sh         | 283 ++++++++++++++++++
 .../conmon_grads_lev.fd/conmon_read_diag.F90  |  10 +-
 .../conmon_read_diag.F90                      |  10 +-
 .../conmon_grads_sfc.fd/conmon_read_diag.F90  |  10 +-
 .../sorc/conmon_grads_sfc.fd/grads_sfc.f90    |   6 +-
 .../conmon_read_diag.F90                      |  10 +-
 .../sorc/conmon_time.fd/conmon_read_diag.F90  |  10 +-
 .../conmon_shared/ush/clean_tankdir_rgn.sh    |  38 +++
 .../conmon_shared/ush/diag2grad_ps_case.sh    |   4 +-
 .../conmon_shared/ush/diag2grad_q_case.sh     |   2 +-
 .../conmon_shared/ush/diag2grad_t_case.sh     |   5 +-
 .../conmon_shared/ush/diag2grad_uv_case.sh    |   2 +-
 .../nwprod/conmon_shared/ush/horz_hist.sh     |  58 ++--
 .../nwprod/conmon_shared/ush/time_vert.sh     |  12 +-
 .../nam_conmon/fix/nam_regional_convinfo.txt  | 207 +++++++++++++
 .../nwprod/nam_conmon/jobs/JNAM_CONMON        | 111 +++++++
 .../nwprod/nam_conmon/scripts/exnam_conmon.sh | 114 +++++++
 src/Conventional_Monitor/parm/ConMon_config   |  15 +-
 ush/rgn_find_cycle.pl                         | 232 +++-----------
 19 files changed, 875 insertions(+), 264 deletions(-)
 create mode 100755 src/Conventional_Monitor/data_extract/ush/ConMon_DE_rgn.sh
 create mode 100755 src/Conventional_Monitor/nwprod/conmon_shared/ush/clean_tankdir_rgn.sh
 create mode 100755 src/Conventional_Monitor/nwprod/nam_conmon/fix/nam_regional_convinfo.txt
 create mode 100755 src/Conventional_Monitor/nwprod/nam_conmon/jobs/JNAM_CONMON
 create mode 100755 src/Conventional_Monitor/nwprod/nam_conmon/scripts/exnam_conmon.sh

diff --git a/src/Conventional_Monitor/data_extract/ush/ConMon_DE_rgn.sh b/src/Conventional_Monitor/data_extract/ush/ConMon_DE_rgn.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..479cf2cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Conventional_Monitor/data_extract/ush/ConMon_DE_rgn.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,283 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+#--------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+#  ConMon_DE_rgn.sh 
+#
+#  This is the top level data extraction script for the Conventional 
+#  Data Monitor (ConMon) package for regional sources.  
+#
+#  C_DATDIR and C_GDATDIR (source directories for the cnvstat files) 
+#  point to the operational data (NAM).  They can be overriden 
+#  to process data from another source. 
+#--------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+#--------------------------------------------------------------------
+#  usage
+#--------------------------------------------------------------------
+function usage {
+  echo "Usage:  ConMon_DE_rgn.sh suffix [-p|--pdate pdate -c|-cnv /path/to/cnvstat/dir"
+  echo "            Suffix is the indentifier for this data source."
+  echo "            -p | --pdate yyyymmddcc to specify the cycle to be processed"
+  echo "              if unspecified the last available date will be processed"
+  echo "            -c | --cnv  location of the cnvstat and other essential files"
+  echo " "
+}
+
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# set_hr_tm() assigns the rgnTM and rgnHH vars which are file name components
+#             in the rapid refresh scheme the nam uses.
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+function set_hr_tm(){
+
+   case $hr in
+      00) rgnHH=t00z
+          rgnTM=tm00;;
+      01) rgnHH=t06z
+	  rgnTM=tm05;;
+      02) rgnHH=t06z
+	  rgnTM=tm04;;
+      03) rgnHH=t06z
+          rgnTM=tm03;;
+      04) rgnHH=t06z
+          rgnTM=tm02;;
+      05) rgnHH=t06z
+          rgnTM=tm01;;
+      06) rgnHH=t06z
+          rgnTM=tm00;;
+      07) rgnHH=t12z
+          rgnTM=tm05;;
+      08) rgnHH=t12z
+          rgnTM=tm04;;
+      09) rgnHH=t12z
+          rgnTM=tm03;;
+      10) rgnHH=t12z
+          rgnTM=tm02;;
+      11) rgnHH=t12z
+          rgnTM=tm01;;
+      12) rgnHH=t12z
+          rgnTM=tm00;;
+      13) rgnHH=t18z
+          rgnTM=tm05;;
+      14) rgnHH=t18z
+          rgnTM=tm04;;
+      15) rgnHH=t18z
+          rgnTM=tm03;;
+      16) rgnHH=t18z
+          rgnTM=tm02;;
+      17) rgnHH=t18z
+          rgnTM=tm01;;
+      18) rgnHH=t18z
+          rgnTM=tm00;;
+      19) rgnHH=t00z    # This is where the day changes.
+          rgnTM=tm05
+          use_next_day=1;;
+      20) rgnHH=t00z
+          rgnTM=tm04
+          use_next_day=1;;
+      21) rgnHH=t00z
+          rgnTM=tm03
+          use_next_day=1;;
+      22) rgnHH=t00z
+          rgnTM=tm02
+          use_next_day=1;;
+      23) rgnHH=t00z
+          rgnTM=tm01
+          use_next_day=1;;
+   esac
+}
+
+
+#--------------------------------------------------------------------
+#  ConMon_DE.sh begins here
+#--------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+echo "Begin ConMon_DE_rgn.sh"
+exit_value=0
+
+export AREA='rgn'
+nargs=$#
+if [[ ${nargs} -lt 1 || ${nargs} -gt 7 ]]; then
+   usage
+   exit 1
+fi
+
+
+#-----------------------------------------------
+#  Process command line arguments
+#
+
+pdate=""
+cnvstat_location=""
+
+while [[ $# -ge 1 ]]
+do
+   key="$1"
+   echo ${key}
+
+   case ${key} in
+      -p|--pdate)
+         pdate="$2"
+         shift # past argument
+      ;;
+      -c|--cnv)
+         cnvstat_location="$2"
+         shift # past argument
+      ;;
+      *)
+         #any unspecified key is CONMON_SUFFIX
+         export CONMON_SUFFIX=${key}
+      ;;
+   esac
+
+   shift
+done
+
+this_file=`basename $0`
+this_dir=`dirname $0`
+
+nam_ver=v4.2
+
+echo CONMON_SUFFIX = ${CONMON_SUFFIX}
+echo cnvstat_location = ${cnvstat_location}
+echo pdate = ${pdate}
+
+top_parm=${this_dir}/../../parm
+
+conmon_config=${conmon_config:-${top_parm}/ConMon_config}
+if [[ -s ${conmon_config} ]]; then
+   . ${conmon_config}
+   echo "able to source ${conmon_config}"
+else
+   echo "Unable to source ${conmon_config} file"
+   exit 3
+fi
+
+
+
+#--------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Create any missing directories
+
+if [[ ! -d ${C_TANKDIR} ]]; then
+   mkdir -p ${C_TANKDIR}
+fi
+if [[ ! -d ${C_LOGDIR} ]]; then
+   mkdir -p ${C_LOGDIR}
+fi
+if [[ ! -d ${C_IMGNDIR} ]]; then
+   mkdir -p ${C_IMGNDIR}
+fi
+
+
+#--------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Get date of cycle to process and/or previous cycle processed.
+#
+echo "C_TANKDIR: ${C_TANKDIR}"
+ldate=""
+if [[ ${#pdate} -le 0 ]]; then
+   ldate=`${MON_USH}/rgn_find_cycle.pl --cyc 1 --dir ${C_TANKDIR} --mon conmon`
+   pdate=`${NDATE} +01 ${ldate}`
+fi
+
+export PDY=`echo ${pdate}|cut -c1-8`
+export CYC=`echo ${pdate}|cut -c9-10`
+      
+hr=${CYC}
+
+rgnHH=''
+rgnTM=''
+use_next_day=0
+   
+set_hr_tm
+
+
+if [[ ${#cnvstat_location} -le 0 ]]; then
+   export cnvstat_location=${COMROOT}/nam/${nam_ver}
+fi
+export CNVSTAT_LOCATION=${cnvstat_location} 
+echo cnvstat_location = ${cnvstat_location}
+
+export C_DATDIR=${C_DATDIR:-${CNVSTAT_LOCATION}/${CONMON_SUFFIX}.${PDY}}
+export C_COMIN=${C_DATDIR}
+export CONMON_WORK_DIR=${CONMON_WORK_DIR:-${C_STMP_USER}/${CONMON_SUFFIX}}/conmon
+
+
+#----------------------------------------------------------------------
+#  cnvstat file
+#
+#  If processing one of the last 5 cycles for the day, look for
+#  them in the next day's directory.  The $use_next_day variable, set
+#  in set_hr_tm() flags this condition.
+#----------------------------------------------------------------------
+cnvstat=""
+pdate06=""
+day=${PDY}
+
+if [[ $use_next_day == 1 ]]; then
+   pdate06=`${NDATE} +6 ${PDY}${CYC}`
+   day=`echo ${pdate06} | cut -c1-8`
+fi
+export cnvstat=${cnvstat_location}/${CONMON_SUFFIX}.${day}/${CONMON_SUFFIX}.${rgnHH}.cnvstat.${rgnTM}
+
+if [[ -e ${cnvstat} ]]; then
+   echo "cnvstat exists"
+else
+   echo "cnvstat is a no-go"
+fi
+
+#------------------------------------------------------------
+# These definitions are intentionally commented out.  Error
+# checking for regional data sources is not yet enabled, but 
+# when it is, these definitions will become relevent.
+##---------------------------------------------
+## override the default convinfo definition
+## if there's a copy in C_TANKDIR/info
+##
+#if [[ -e ${C_TANKDIR}/info/global_convinfo.txt ]]; then
+#   echo " overriding convinfo definition"
+#   export convinfo=${C_TANKDIR}/info/global_convinfo.txt
+#fi
+#
+##---------------------------------------------
+## override the default conmon_base definition
+## if there's a copy in C_TANKDIR/info
+##
+#if [[ -e ${C_TANKDIR}/info/gdas_conmon_base.txt ]]; then
+#   echo " overriding conmon_base definition"
+#   export conmon_base=${C_TANKDIR}/info/gdas_conmon_base.txt
+#fi
+
+jobname=CM_RDE_${CONMON_SUFFIX}
+
+if [[ -e ${cnvstat} ]]; then
+
+   #------------------------------------------------------------------
+   #   Submit data extraction job.
+   #------------------------------------------------------------------
+   logfile=${C_LOGDIR}/DE.${PDY}.${CYC}.log
+   if [[ -e ${logfile} ]]; then
+      rm -f ${logfile}
+   fi
+
+   if [[ ${MY_MACHINE} = "hera" || ${MY_MACHINE} = "s4" || ${MY_MACHINE} = "orion" ]]; then
+      ${SUB} -A ${ACCOUNT} --ntasks=1 --time=00:30:00 \
+  		-p ${SERVICE_PARTITION} -J ${jobname} -o ${C_LOGDIR}/DE.${PDY}.${CYC}.log \
+		${HOMEnam_conmon}/jobs/JNAM_CONMON
+
+   elif [[ ${MY_MACHINE} = "jet" ]]; then
+      ${SUB} -A ${ACCOUNT} -ntasks=1 --time=00:30:00 --mem=5000 \
+		-p ${SERVICE_PARTITION} -J ${jobname} -o ${C_LOGDIR}/DE.${PDY}.${CYC}.log \
+		${HOMEnam_conmon}/jobs/JNAM_CONMON
+      
+   elif [[ ${MY_MACHINE} = "wcoss2" ]]; then
+      ${SUB} -V -q ${JOB_QUEUE} -A ${ACCOUNT} -o ${logfile} -e ${logfile} -l walltime=30:00 \
+  	      -N ${jobname} -l select=1:mem=5000M ${HOMEnam_conmon}/jobs/JNAM_CONMON
+   fi
+
+else
+   echo "data not available -- missing $cnvstat file"
+   exit_value=7
+fi
+
+echo "End ConMon_DE_rgn.sh"
+exit ${exit_value}
diff --git a/src/Conventional_Monitor/nwprod/conmon_shared/sorc/conmon_grads_lev.fd/conmon_read_diag.F90 b/src/Conventional_Monitor/nwprod/conmon_shared/sorc/conmon_grads_lev.fd/conmon_read_diag.F90
index add99d17..bb02641b 100644
--- a/src/Conventional_Monitor/nwprod/conmon_shared/sorc/conmon_grads_lev.fd/conmon_read_diag.F90
+++ b/src/Conventional_Monitor/nwprod/conmon_shared/sorc/conmon_grads_lev.fd/conmon_read_diag.F90
@@ -1738,18 +1738,18 @@ subroutine read_diag_file_bin( input_file, return_all, ctype, intype,expected_nr
             exit 
          endif
 
+         !--- read diag info
+         allocate(cdiag(ii),rdiag(file_nreal,ii))
+         read(lunin,IOSTAT=iflag) cdiag,rdiag
+
          !--------------------------------------------- 
          ! skip to next iteration if types don't match
          !
          if(( return_all .eqv. .false. ) .AND. ( trim( dtype ) /= trim( ctype )))  then
+            deallocate(cdiag, rdiag)
             cycle
          endif
 
-
-         !--- read diag info
-         allocate(cdiag(ii),rdiag(file_nreal,ii))
-         read(lunin,IOSTAT=iflag) cdiag,rdiag
-
          !--- exit loop on read error
          if( iflag /= 0 ) then
             deallocate( cdiag,rdiag )
diff --git a/src/Conventional_Monitor/nwprod/conmon_shared/sorc/conmon_grads_mandlev.fd/conmon_read_diag.F90 b/src/Conventional_Monitor/nwprod/conmon_shared/sorc/conmon_grads_mandlev.fd/conmon_read_diag.F90
index add99d17..bb02641b 100644
--- a/src/Conventional_Monitor/nwprod/conmon_shared/sorc/conmon_grads_mandlev.fd/conmon_read_diag.F90
+++ b/src/Conventional_Monitor/nwprod/conmon_shared/sorc/conmon_grads_mandlev.fd/conmon_read_diag.F90
@@ -1738,18 +1738,18 @@ subroutine read_diag_file_bin( input_file, return_all, ctype, intype,expected_nr
             exit 
          endif
 
+         !--- read diag info
+         allocate(cdiag(ii),rdiag(file_nreal,ii))
+         read(lunin,IOSTAT=iflag) cdiag,rdiag
+
          !--------------------------------------------- 
          ! skip to next iteration if types don't match
          !
          if(( return_all .eqv. .false. ) .AND. ( trim( dtype ) /= trim( ctype )))  then
+            deallocate(cdiag, rdiag)
             cycle
          endif
 
-
-         !--- read diag info
-         allocate(cdiag(ii),rdiag(file_nreal,ii))
-         read(lunin,IOSTAT=iflag) cdiag,rdiag
-
          !--- exit loop on read error
          if( iflag /= 0 ) then
             deallocate( cdiag,rdiag )
diff --git a/src/Conventional_Monitor/nwprod/conmon_shared/sorc/conmon_grads_sfc.fd/conmon_read_diag.F90 b/src/Conventional_Monitor/nwprod/conmon_shared/sorc/conmon_grads_sfc.fd/conmon_read_diag.F90
index add99d17..bb02641b 100644
--- a/src/Conventional_Monitor/nwprod/conmon_shared/sorc/conmon_grads_sfc.fd/conmon_read_diag.F90
+++ b/src/Conventional_Monitor/nwprod/conmon_shared/sorc/conmon_grads_sfc.fd/conmon_read_diag.F90
@@ -1738,18 +1738,18 @@ subroutine read_diag_file_bin( input_file, return_all, ctype, intype,expected_nr
             exit 
          endif
 
+         !--- read diag info
+         allocate(cdiag(ii),rdiag(file_nreal,ii))
+         read(lunin,IOSTAT=iflag) cdiag,rdiag
+
          !--------------------------------------------- 
          ! skip to next iteration if types don't match
          !
          if(( return_all .eqv. .false. ) .AND. ( trim( dtype ) /= trim( ctype )))  then
+            deallocate(cdiag, rdiag)
             cycle
          endif
 
-
-         !--- read diag info
-         allocate(cdiag(ii),rdiag(file_nreal,ii))
-         read(lunin,IOSTAT=iflag) cdiag,rdiag
-
          !--- exit loop on read error
          if( iflag /= 0 ) then
             deallocate( cdiag,rdiag )
diff --git a/src/Conventional_Monitor/nwprod/conmon_shared/sorc/conmon_grads_sfc.fd/grads_sfc.f90 b/src/Conventional_Monitor/nwprod/conmon_shared/sorc/conmon_grads_sfc.fd/grads_sfc.f90
index acec4a60..323bc7d6 100644
--- a/src/Conventional_Monitor/nwprod/conmon_shared/sorc/conmon_grads_sfc.fd/grads_sfc.f90
+++ b/src/Conventional_Monitor/nwprod/conmon_shared/sorc/conmon_grads_sfc.fd/grads_sfc.f90
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ subroutine grads_sfc(fileo,ifileo,nobs,nreal,iscater,igrads,isubtype,subtype,lis
    real(4),allocatable,dimension(:,:)  :: rdiag_m2
    character(8),allocatable,dimension(:) :: cdiag
    character(8) :: stid
-   character(ifileo) :: fileo, file_nobs
-   character(30) :: files,filein,filegrads
+   character(ifileo) :: fileo
+   character(30) :: files,filein,filegrads, file_nobs
    character(3) :: subtype,run
    integer nobs,nreal,nlfag,nflg0,nlev,nlev0,iscater,igrads
    real(4) rtim,xlat0,xlon0,rlat,rlon
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ subroutine grads_sfc(fileo,ifileo,nobs,nreal,iscater,igrads,isubtype,subtype,lis
    !  write the horiz data file
    !
    if (igrads ==1 .AND. nobs > 0) then 
-      filegrads=trim(fileo)//'_'//trim(subtype)//'.grads.'//run
+      filegrads=trim(fileo)//'_'//trim(subtype)//'.grads.'//trim(run)
       write(6,*) 'filegrads = ', filegrads
 
       open(21,file=filegrads,form='unformatted',status='new')    ! open output file
diff --git a/src/Conventional_Monitor/nwprod/conmon_shared/sorc/conmon_grads_sfctime.fd/conmon_read_diag.F90 b/src/Conventional_Monitor/nwprod/conmon_shared/sorc/conmon_grads_sfctime.fd/conmon_read_diag.F90
index add99d17..bb02641b 100644
--- a/src/Conventional_Monitor/nwprod/conmon_shared/sorc/conmon_grads_sfctime.fd/conmon_read_diag.F90
+++ b/src/Conventional_Monitor/nwprod/conmon_shared/sorc/conmon_grads_sfctime.fd/conmon_read_diag.F90
@@ -1738,18 +1738,18 @@ subroutine read_diag_file_bin( input_file, return_all, ctype, intype,expected_nr
             exit 
          endif
 
+         !--- read diag info
+         allocate(cdiag(ii),rdiag(file_nreal,ii))
+         read(lunin,IOSTAT=iflag) cdiag,rdiag
+
          !--------------------------------------------- 
          ! skip to next iteration if types don't match
          !
          if(( return_all .eqv. .false. ) .AND. ( trim( dtype ) /= trim( ctype )))  then
+            deallocate(cdiag, rdiag)
             cycle
          endif
 
-
-         !--- read diag info
-         allocate(cdiag(ii),rdiag(file_nreal,ii))
-         read(lunin,IOSTAT=iflag) cdiag,rdiag
-
          !--- exit loop on read error
          if( iflag /= 0 ) then
             deallocate( cdiag,rdiag )
diff --git a/src/Conventional_Monitor/nwprod/conmon_shared/sorc/conmon_time.fd/conmon_read_diag.F90 b/src/Conventional_Monitor/nwprod/conmon_shared/sorc/conmon_time.fd/conmon_read_diag.F90
index add99d17..bb02641b 100644
--- a/src/Conventional_Monitor/nwprod/conmon_shared/sorc/conmon_time.fd/conmon_read_diag.F90
+++ b/src/Conventional_Monitor/nwprod/conmon_shared/sorc/conmon_time.fd/conmon_read_diag.F90
@@ -1738,18 +1738,18 @@ subroutine read_diag_file_bin( input_file, return_all, ctype, intype,expected_nr
             exit 
          endif
 
+         !--- read diag info
+         allocate(cdiag(ii),rdiag(file_nreal,ii))
+         read(lunin,IOSTAT=iflag) cdiag,rdiag
+
          !--------------------------------------------- 
          ! skip to next iteration if types don't match
          !
          if(( return_all .eqv. .false. ) .AND. ( trim( dtype ) /= trim( ctype )))  then
+            deallocate(cdiag, rdiag)
             cycle
          endif
 
-
-         !--- read diag info
-         allocate(cdiag(ii),rdiag(file_nreal,ii))
-         read(lunin,IOSTAT=iflag) cdiag,rdiag
-
          !--- exit loop on read error
          if( iflag /= 0 ) then
             deallocate( cdiag,rdiag )
diff --git a/src/Conventional_Monitor/nwprod/conmon_shared/ush/clean_tankdir_rgn.sh b/src/Conventional_Monitor/nwprod/conmon_shared/ush/clean_tankdir_rgn.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..32070df9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Conventional_Monitor/nwprod/conmon_shared/ush/clean_tankdir_rgn.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+#------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+#  clean_tankdir_rgn.sh
+#
+#------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+   older_than=30
+
+   #-----------------------------------------------
+   #  Get list of conmon directories in $C_TANKDIR
+   #
+   dirs=`ls ${C_TANKDIR} | grep conmon`
+
+   #----------------------------------------------- 
+   #  Determine number of days from $PDATE for all 
+   #  directories. 
+   #
+   for dir in $dirs; do
+      file_name="${dir##*/}"
+      dir_extension="${file_name##*.}"
+
+      #--------------------------------------------------
+      # Determine number of days from $PDATE.  Note
+      # that time difference is calculated in seconds, 
+      # hence the division by the number of seconds/day.
+      #
+      days=$(( ($(date --date=${PDY} +%s) - $(date --date=${dir_extension} +%s) )/(60*60*24) ))
+
+      if [ $days -gt ${older_than} ]; then
+         echo "removing ${C_TANKDIR}/${dir}"
+         rm -rf ${C_TANKDIR}/${dir}
+      fi
+   done
+
+exit 
+
diff --git a/src/Conventional_Monitor/nwprod/conmon_shared/ush/diag2grad_ps_case.sh b/src/Conventional_Monitor/nwprod/conmon_shared/ush/diag2grad_ps_case.sh
index b10233b9..5d9e7c06 100755
--- a/src/Conventional_Monitor/nwprod/conmon_shared/ush/diag2grad_ps_case.sh
+++ b/src/Conventional_Monitor/nwprod/conmon_shared/ush/diag2grad_ps_case.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/bin/bash
 set -xa
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ set -xa
    nreal2_ps=`expr $nreal - 2`     ### the data items in the grads files 
 
 
-   if [ "$mtype" = 'ps180' -o "$mtype" = 'ps181' -o  "$mtype" = 'ps183' -o  "$mtype" = 'ps187' ]; then
+   if [ "$mtype" = 'ps180' -o "$mtype" = 'ps181' -o  "$mtype" = 'ps183' -o  "$mtype" = 'ps187' -o "$mtype" = 'ps132' ]; then
       rm -f diag2grads
       cp $EXECconmon/conmon_grads_sfctime.x ./diag2grads
       rm -f input
diff --git a/src/Conventional_Monitor/nwprod/conmon_shared/ush/diag2grad_q_case.sh b/src/Conventional_Monitor/nwprod/conmon_shared/ush/diag2grad_q_case.sh
index 8a51b344..072b0646 100755
--- a/src/Conventional_Monitor/nwprod/conmon_shared/ush/diag2grad_q_case.sh
+++ b/src/Conventional_Monitor/nwprod/conmon_shared/ush/diag2grad_q_case.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/bin/bash
 set -xa
 
 #------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/Conventional_Monitor/nwprod/conmon_shared/ush/diag2grad_t_case.sh b/src/Conventional_Monitor/nwprod/conmon_shared/ush/diag2grad_t_case.sh
index 18e2c72e..2c1c1f1d 100755
--- a/src/Conventional_Monitor/nwprod/conmon_shared/ush/diag2grad_t_case.sh
+++ b/src/Conventional_Monitor/nwprod/conmon_shared/ush/diag2grad_t_case.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/bin/bash
 set -xa
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------
@@ -33,9 +33,6 @@ echo "--> diag2grad_t_case.sh"
 
    ctype=`echo ${mtype} | cut -c2-4`
    nreal2=`expr $nreal - 2`
-   if [[ $VERBOSE = "YES" ]]; then
-      echo ctype, nreal2 = $ctype, nreal2
-   fi
 
    card=alllev
    run_exe=1
diff --git a/src/Conventional_Monitor/nwprod/conmon_shared/ush/diag2grad_uv_case.sh b/src/Conventional_Monitor/nwprod/conmon_shared/ush/diag2grad_uv_case.sh
index af0116a6..80dc09f8 100755
--- a/src/Conventional_Monitor/nwprod/conmon_shared/ush/diag2grad_uv_case.sh
+++ b/src/Conventional_Monitor/nwprod/conmon_shared/ush/diag2grad_uv_case.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/bin/bash
 set -xa
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/Conventional_Monitor/nwprod/conmon_shared/ush/horz_hist.sh b/src/Conventional_Monitor/nwprod/conmon_shared/ush/horz_hist.sh
index 9e93fc6c..02d03ecf 100755
--- a/src/Conventional_Monitor/nwprod/conmon_shared/ush/horz_hist.sh
+++ b/src/Conventional_Monitor/nwprod/conmon_shared/ush/horz_hist.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/bin/bash
 
 #------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
    #----------------------------------------------------------
    ps_TYPE=`${USHconmon}/get_typelist.pl --file $convinfo --type ps --mon`
    q_TYPE=`${USHconmon}/get_typelist.pl --file $convinfo --type q --mon`
-      
    t_TYPE=`${USHconmon}/get_typelist.pl --file $convinfo --type t --mon`
    uv_TYPE=`${USHconmon}/get_typelist.pl --file $convinfo --type uv --mon`
 
@@ -30,10 +29,15 @@
    mkdir -p ${TANKDIR_conmon}/horz_hist/ges
    mkdir -p ${TANKDIR_conmon}/horz_hist/anl
 
-   export nreal_ps=${nreal_ps:-19}
-   export nreal_q=${nreal_q:-20} 
-   export nreal_t=${nreal_t:-24} 
-   export nreal_uv=${nreal_uv:-23} 
+#  export nreal_ps=${nreal_ps:-19}
+#  export nreal_q=${nreal_q:-20} 
+#  export nreal_t=${nreal_t:-24} 
+#  export nreal_uv=${nreal_uv:-23} 
+
+   export nreal_ps=${nreal_ps:-20}
+   export nreal_q=${nreal_q:-21} 
+   export nreal_t=${nreal_t:-20} 
+   export nreal_uv=${nreal_uv:-25} 
 
 
    for type in ps q t uv; do
@@ -51,11 +55,6 @@
          mtype=`echo ${dtype} | cut -f1 -d_ | xargs`
          subtype=`echo ${dtype} | cut -f2 -d_ | xargs`
 
-         if [[ "$VERBOSE" = "YES" ]]; then
-            echo "DEBUG:  dtype = $dtype"
-            echo "mtype, subtype = $mtype, $subtype"
-         fi
-
          for run in ges anl; do
 
             #-------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -74,10 +73,6 @@
             echo "INPUT_FILE =  ${INPUT_FILE}"
 
 
-            if [[ "$VERBOSE" = "YES" ]]; then
-               echo "run = $run"
-            fi 
-
             ${USHconmon}/diag2grad_${type}_case.sh
 
          done    #### done with run
@@ -99,35 +94,38 @@
       mv -f ${stdout_tar}.${Z} ${dest_dir}/.
 
       cat *nobs.${run} > nobs.${run}.${PDATE}
-      cp nobs.${run}.${PDATE} ${dest_dir}/.
+      mv nobs.${run}.${PDATE} ${dest_dir}/.
   
       #--------------------------------- 
       #  run the mk_low_cnt.pl script 
       #--------------------------------- 
-      ${USHconmon}/mk_low_cnt.pl --net ${CONMON_SUFFIX} \
+      if [[ ${DO_DATA_RPT} -eq 1 && ${CONMON_AREA} == 'glb' ]]; then
+         ${USHconmon}/mk_low_cnt.pl --net ${CONMON_SUFFIX} \
              --run ${RUN}  --cyc ${PDATE} \
              --nobsf ${TANKDIR_conmon}/horz_hist/${run}/nobs.${run}.${PDATE} \
              --lcntf ${TANKDIR_conmon}/horz_hist/${run}/low_cnt.${run}.${PDATE} \
              --basef ${conmon_base}
 
 
-      #--------------------------------
-      #  run the mk_err_rpt.pl script
-      #--------------------------------
-      low_cnt_file=${TANKDIR_conmon}/horz_hist/${run}/low_cnt.${run}.${PDATE}
-      if [[ -e ${low_cnt_file}.gz ]]; then
-         $UNCOMPRESS ${low_cnt_file}.gz
-      fi
+         #--------------------------------
+         #  run the mk_err_rpt.pl script
+         #--------------------------------
+         low_cnt_file=${TANKDIR_conmon}/horz_hist/${run}/low_cnt.${run}.${PDATE}
+         if [[ -e ${low_cnt_file}.gz ]]; then
+            $UNCOMPRESS ${low_cnt_file}.gz
+         fi
 
-      prev_low_cnt_file=${TANKDIR_prev_conmon}/horz_hist/${run}/low_cnt.${run}.${GDATE}
-      if [[ -e ${prev_low_cnt_file}.gz ]]; then
-         $UNCOMPRESS ${prev_low_cnt_file}.gz
-      fi
+	 gdate=`${NDATE} -6 ${PDATE}`
+         prev_low_cnt_file=${TANKDIR_prev_conmon}/horz_hist/${run}/low_cnt.${run}.${gdate}
+         if [[ -e ${prev_low_cnt_file}.gz ]]; then
+            $UNCOMPRESS ${prev_low_cnt_file}.gz
+         fi
 
-      ${USHconmon}/mk_err_rpt.pl --net ${CONMON_SUFFIX} --run ${RUN} \
+         ${USHconmon}/mk_err_rpt.pl --net ${CONMON_SUFFIX} --run ${RUN} \
              --lcf ${low_cnt_file} --plcf ${prev_low_cnt_file} \
-             --cyc0 ${PDATE} --cyc1 ${GDATE} \
+             --cyc0 ${PDATE} --cyc1 ${gdate} \
              --errf ${TANKDIR_conmon}/horz_hist/${run}/err_rpt.${run}.${PDATE}
+      fi
    done
 
 echo "<-- horz_hist.sh"
diff --git a/src/Conventional_Monitor/nwprod/conmon_shared/ush/time_vert.sh b/src/Conventional_Monitor/nwprod/conmon_shared/ush/time_vert.sh
index 220a6f73..e9fe54a4 100755
--- a/src/Conventional_Monitor/nwprod/conmon_shared/ush/time_vert.sh
+++ b/src/Conventional_Monitor/nwprod/conmon_shared/ush/time_vert.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/bin/bash
 set -xa
 
 #----------------------------------------------------
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ echo "--> time_vert.sh"
    echo " $CWD"
 
    rc=0
-   export nregion=10
+   nregion=10
 
    echo "CONMON_NETCDF = ${CONMON_NETCDF}"
    netcdf=".false."
@@ -24,16 +24,13 @@ echo "--> time_vert.sh"
    fi
    echo "netcdf = $netcdf"
 
-
    #------------------------------------------
    # set up TANKDIR (output) sub-directories
    #
    echo TANKDIR_conmon = $TANKDIR_conmon
-   export savedir=$TANKDIR_conmon/time_vert
+   savedir=$TANKDIR_conmon/time_vert
    mkdir -p ${savedir}
 
-
-   echo "convinfo = $convinfo"			# defined in calling script
    cp ${convinfo} ./convinfo
 
    export execfile=${EXECconmon}/conmon_time.x
@@ -49,8 +46,6 @@ echo "--> time_vert.sh"
    if [ $CONMON_NETCDF -eq 0 ]; then
 
       for run in ges anl; do
-
-         echo " cycle = $cycle "
    
          ${UNCOMPRESS} ./diag_conv_${run}.${PDATE}.${Z}
  
@@ -168,7 +163,6 @@ EOF
    fi         
 
 
-
    echo "<-- time_vert.sh"
 
 exit ${rc}
diff --git a/src/Conventional_Monitor/nwprod/nam_conmon/fix/nam_regional_convinfo.txt b/src/Conventional_Monitor/nwprod/nam_conmon/fix/nam_regional_convinfo.txt
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..ff48686b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Conventional_Monitor/nwprod/nam_conmon/fix/nam_regional_convinfo.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,207 @@
+! otype   = observation type (a7, t, uv, q, etc.)                                          	
+! type    = prepbufr observation type (if available) 	
+! sub     = prepbufr subtype (not yet available)	
+! iuse    = flag if to use/not use / monitor data	
+!         = 1  use data	
+!         = 0  do not use data	
+!         = -1 monitor data	
+! twindow = time window (+/- hours)	
+! numgrp  = cross validation parameter - number of groups	
+! ngroup  = cross validation parameter - group to remove from data use	
+! nmiter  = cross validation parameter - external iteration to introduce removed data	
+! gross   = gross error parameter - gross error	
+! ermax   = gross error parameter - max error  	
+! ermin   = gross error parameter - min error	
+! var_b   = variational quality control parameter -  b parameter	
+! var_pg  = variational quality control parameter -  pg parameter	
+! ib,ip:  new nonlinear qc parameter, ib:betta, ip:kappa
+!otype   type  sub iuse twindow numgrp ngroup nmiter gross ermax ermin var_b    var_pg ithin rmesh  pmesh  npred  pmot  ptime   ib   ip
+ ps       111    0   -1     1.5      0      0      0   4.0   3.0   1.0   4.0  0.000300	   0    0.     0.      0    0.     0.    0    0
+ ps       120    0    1     1.5      0      0      0   4.0   3.0   1.0   4.0  0.000300     0    0.     0.      0    0.     0.    0    0
+ ps       132    0   -1     1.5      0      0      0   4.0   3.0   1.0   4.0  0.000300     0    0.     0.      0    0.     0.    0    0
+ ps       180    0    1     1.5      0      0      0   4.0   3.0   1.0   4.0  0.000300     0    0.     0.      0    0.     0.    0    0
+ ps       181    0    1     0.25     0      0      0   3.6   3.0   1.0   3.6  0.000300     0    0.     0.      0    0.     0.    0    0
+ ps       182    0    1     1.5      0      0      0   4.0   3.0   1.0   4.0  0.000300     0    0.     0.      0    0.     0.    0    0
+ ps       183    0   -1     0.25     0      0      0   4.0   3.0   1.0   4.0  0.000300     0    0.     0.      0    0.     0.    0    0
+ ps       187    0    1     0.25     0      0      0   4.0   3.0   1.0   4.0  0.000300     0    0.     0.      0    0.     0.    0    0
+ ps       188    0    1     0.25     0      0      0   4.0   3.0   1.0   4.0  0.000300     0    0.     0.      0    0.     0.    0    0
+ t        120    0    1     1.5      0      0      0   7.0   5.6   1.3   7.0  0.000001     0    0.     0.      0    0.     0.    0    0
+ t        126    0    1     0.1      0      0      0   5.0   5.6   1.3   5.0  0.001000	   0    0.     0.      0    0.     0.    0    0
+ t        130    0    1     1.5      0      0      0   7.0   5.6   1.3   7.0  0.001000     0    0.     0.      0    0.     0.    0    0
+ t        131    0    1     1.5      0      0      0   7.0   5.6   1.3   7.0  0.001000     0    0.     0.      0    0.     0.    0    0
+ t        132    0    1     1.5      0      0      0   7.0   5.6   1.3   7.0  0.001000     0    0.     0.      0    0.     0.    0    0
+ t        133    0    1     1.5      0      0      0   7.0   5.6   1.3   7.0  0.004000     0    0.     0.      0    0.     0.    0    0
+ t        134    0   -1     1.5      0      0      0   7.0   5.6   1.3   7.0  0.004000     0    0.     0.      0    0.     0.    0    0
+ t        135    0    1     1.5      0      0      0   7.0   5.6   1.3   7.0  0.004000     0    0.     0.      0    0.     0.    0    0
+ t        180    0    1     1.5      0      0      0   7.0   3.0   1.0   7.0  0.004000     0    0.     0.      0    0.     0.    0    0
+ t        181    0    1     0.25     0      0      0   5.0   3.0   1.0   5.0  0.004000     0    0.     0.      0    0.     0.    0    0
+ t        182    0    1     1.5      0      0      0   5.0   3.0   1.0   5.0  0.004000     0    0.     0.      0    0.     0.    0    0
+ t        183    0    1     0.25     0      0      0   5.0   3.0   1.0   5.0  0.004000     0    0.     0.      0    0.     0.    0    0
+ t        187    0    1     0.25     0      0      0   5.0   3.0   1.0   5.0  0.004000     0    0.     0.      0    0.     0.    0    0
+ t        188    0    1     0.25     0      0      0   5.0   3.0   1.0   5.0  0.004000     0    0.     0.      0    0.     0.    0    0
+ t        192    0    1     0.25     0      0      0   4.0   3.0   1.0   5.0  0.004000     0    0.     0.      0    0.     0.    0    0
+ t        193    0    1     0.25     0      0      0   4.0   3.0   1.0   5.0  0.004000     0    0.     0.      0    0.     0.    0    0
+ t        194    0    1     1.5      0      0      0   4.0   3.0   1.0   7.0  0.004000     0    0.     0.      0    0.     0.    0    0
+ t        195    0    1     0.25     0      0      0   4.0   3.0   1.0   5.0  0.004000     0    0.     0.      0    0.     0.    0    0
+ q        111    0   -1     1.5      0      0      0   7.0  75.0   5.0   7.0  0.000500     0    0.     0.      0    0.     0.    0    0
+ q        120    0    1     1.5      0      0      0   7.0  50.0   5.0   7.0  0.000500     0    0.     0.      0    0.     0.    0    0
+ q        130    0   -1     1.5      0      0      0   7.0  50.0   5.0   7.0  0.000600     0    0.     0.      0    0.     0.    0    0
+ q        131    0   -1     1.5      0      0      0   7.0  50.0   5.0   7.0  0.000600     0    0.     0.      0    0.     0.    0    0  
+ q        132    0    1     1.5      0      0      0   7.0  50.0   5.0   7.0  0.000600     0    0.     0.      0    0.     0.    0    0
+ q        133    0    1     1.5      0      0      0   7.0  50.0   5.0   7.0  0.000600     0    0.     0.      0    0.     0.    0    0
+ q        134    0   -1     1.5      0      0      0   7.0  50.0   5.0   7.0  0.000600     0    0.     0.      0    0.     0.    0    0
+ q        135    0    1     1.5      0      0      0   7.0  50.0   5.0   7.0  0.000600     0    0.     0.      0    0.     0.    0    0
+ q        180    0    1     1.5      0      0      0   7.0  50.0   5.0   7.0  0.000500     0    0.     0.      0    0.     0.    0    0
+ q        181    0    1     0.25     0      0      0   7.0  50.0   5.0   7.0  0.000500     0    0.     0.      0    0.     0.    0    0
+ q        182    0    1     1.5      0      0      0   7.0  50.0   5.0   7.0  0.000600     0    0.     0.      0    0.     0.    0    0
+ q        183    0    1     0.25     0      0      0   7.0  50.0   5.0   7.0  0.000600     0    0.     0.      0    0.     0.    0    0
+ q        187    0    1     0.25     0      0      0   7.0  50.0   5.0   7.0  0.000600     0    0.     0.      0    0.     0.    0    0
+ q        188    0    1     0.25     0      0      0   7.0  50.0   5.0   7.0  0.000600     0    0.     0.      0    0.     0.    0    0
+ q        192    0    1     0.25     0      0      0   7.0  50.0   5.0   7.0  0.000500     0    0.     0.      0    0.     0.    0    0
+ q        193    0    1     0.25     0      0      0   7.0  50.0   5.0   7.0  0.000500     0    0.     0.      0    0.     0.    0    0
+ q        194    0    1     1.5      0      0      0   7.0  50.0   5.0   7.0  0.000500     0    0.     0.      0    0.     0.    0    0
+ q        195    0    1     0.25     0      0      0   7.0  50.0   5.0   7.0  0.000600     0    0.     0.      0    0.     0.    0    0
+ pw       152    0   -1     1.5      0      0      0   7.0   8.0   2.0   7.0  0.000	   0    0.     0.      0    0.     0.    0    0  
+ pw       153    0   -1     1.5      0      0      0   7.0   8.0   2.0   7.0  0.000	   0    0.     0.      0    0.     0.    0    0
+ pw       156    0   -1     1.5      0      0      0   7.0   8.0   2.0   7.0  0.000	   0    0.     0.      0    0.     0.    0    0
+ pw       157    0   -1     1.5      0      0      0   7.0   8.0   2.0   7.0  0.000	   0    0.     0.      0    0.     0.    0    0
+ pw       158    0   -1     1.5      0      0      0   7.0   8.0   2.0   7.0  0.000	   0    0.     0.      0    0.     0.    0    0
+ pw       159    0   -1     1.5      0      0      0   7.0   8.0   2.0   7.0  0.000	   0    0.     0.      0    0.     0.    0    0
+ sst      120    0   -1     1.5      0      0      0   2.0   2.0   0.2   2.0  0.000	   0    0.     0.      0    0.     0.    0    0
+ sst      180    0   -1     1.5      0      0      0   2.0   2.0   0.2   2.0  0.000	   0    0.     0.      0    0.     0.    0    0
+ sst      181    0   -1     0.25     0      0      0   2.0   2.0   0.2   2.0  0.000	   0    0.     0.      0    0.     0.    0    0
+ sst      183    0   -1     0.25     0      0      0   2.0   2.0   0.2   2.0  0.000	   0    0.     0.      0    0.     0.    0    0
+ sst      187    0   -1     0.25     0      0      0   2.0   2.0   0.2   2.0  0.000	   0    0.     0.      0    0.     0.    0    0
+ uv       210    0    1     1.5      0      0      0   7.0   6.1   1.4   7.0  0.000001     0    0.     0.      0    0.     0.    0    0
+ uv       220    0    1     1.5      0      0      0   8.0   6.1   1.4   8.0  0.000001     0    0.     0.      0    0.     0.    0    0
+ uv       221    0    1     1.5      0      0      0   8.0   6.1   1.4   8.0  0.000001     0    0.     0.      0    0.     0.    0    0
+ uv       223    0    1     1.5      0      0      0   7.5   6.1   1.4   7.5  0.000001     0    0.     0.      0    0.     0.    0    0
+ uv       224    0    1     1.5      0      0      0   6.5   6.1   1.4   6.5  0.000001     0    0.     0.      0    0.     0.    0    0
+ uv       227    0    1     0.1      0      0      0   6.5   6.1   1.4   6.5  0.000001     0    0.     0.      0    0.     0.    0    0
+ uv       228    0   -1     1.5      0      0      0   6.5   6.1   1.4   6.5  0.000001     0    0.     0.      0    0.     0.    0    0
+ uv       229    0    1     1.5      0      0      0   6.5   6.1   1.4   6.5  0.000001     0    0.     0.      0    0.     0.    0    0
+ uv       230    0    1     1.5      0      0      0   6.0   6.1   1.4   6.0  0.000100     0    0.     0.      0    0.     0.    0    0
+ uv       231    0    1     1.5      0      0      0   6.5   6.1   1.4   6.5  0.000100     0    0.     0.      0    0.     0.    0    0
+ uv       232    0    1     1.5      0      0      0   7.0   6.1   1.4   7.0  0.000100     0    0.     0.      0    0.     0.    0    0
+ uv       233    0    1     1.5      0      0      0   7.5   6.1   1.4   7.5  0.000100     0    0.     0.      0    0.     0.    0    0
+ uv       234    0   -1     1.5      0      0      0   7.5   6.1   1.4   7.5  0.000100     0    0.     0.      0    0.     0.    0    0
+ uv       235    0    1     1.5      0      0      0   7.5   6.1   1.4   7.5  0.000100     0    0.     0.      0    0.     0.    0    0
+ uv       240    0   -1     1.5      0      0      0   2.5   6.1   1.4   2.5  0.000100     0    0.     0.      0    0.     0.    0    0
+ uv       240  257   -1     1.5      0      0      0   2.5   6.1   1.4   2.5  0.000100     0  100.    50.      0    0.     0.    0    0
+ uv       240  259   -1     1.5      0      0      0   2.5   6.1   1.4   2.5  0.000100     0  100.    50.      0    0.     0.    0    0
+ uv       241    0   -1     1.5      0      0      0   2.5   6.1   1.4   2.5  0.000100     0    0.     0.      0    0.     0.    0    0
+ uv       242    0   -1     1.5      0      0      0   2.5  15.0   1.4   2.5  0.005000     0    0.     0.      0    0.     0.    0    0
+ uv       242  171    1     1.5      0      0      0   2.5  15.0   1.4   2.5  0.055000     1  200.   100.      0    0.     2.    0    0
+ uv       242  172    1     1.5      0      0      0   2.5  15.0   1.4   2.5  0.055000     1  200.   100.      0    0.     2.    0    0
+ uv       242  173    1     1.5      0      0      0   2.5  15.0   1.4   2.5  0.055000     1  200.   100.      0    0.     2.    0    0
+ uv       242  174    1     1.5      0      0      0   2.5  15.0   1.4   2.5  0.055000     1  200.   100.      0    0.     2.    0    0
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diff --git a/src/Conventional_Monitor/nwprod/nam_conmon/jobs/JNAM_CONMON b/src/Conventional_Monitor/nwprod/nam_conmon/jobs/JNAM_CONMON
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..9e5124ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Conventional_Monitor/nwprod/nam_conmon/jobs/JNAM_CONMON
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+#########################################################
+# Set up environment for GDAS Conventional Monitor job
+#########################################################
+echo "--> JNAM_CONMON"
+
+set -xa
+
+echo `date` $0 `date -u` begin
+export PS4='$SECONDS + '
+
+########################################################### 
+# set up temp working directory space
+###########################################################
+export CONMON_WORK_DIR=${CONMON_WORK_DIR:-/tmpnwprd}
+
+
+#####################
+# Specify NET value
+#####################
+export NET=${NET:-nam}
+version=${version:-v4.2}
+
+export CONMON_AREA=rgn
+
+export VERBOSE=${VERBOSE:-YES}
+export CLEAN_TANKDIR=${CLEAN_TANKDIR:-YES}
+
+
+###################################################################
+# C_COMIN        - WHERE NAM DATA (input data to this job) RESIDES
+# TANKDIR_conmon - WHERE OUTPUT DATA WILL RESIDE
+###################################################################
+export CONMON_SUFFIX=${CONMON_SUFFIX:-${NET}}
+export C_TANKDIR=${C_TANKDIR:-/com/verf/prod/${NET}}
+export TANKDIR_conmon=${C_TANKDIR}/conmon.${PDY}
+
+export COM_IN=${COM_IN:-${COMROOT}/${NET}/${version}}
+export C_COMIN=${C_COMIN:-$COM_IN/${CONMON_SUFFIX}.${PDY}}
+
+case $CYC in
+   00) export rgnHH=t00z
+       export rgnTM=tm00;;
+   01) export rgnHH=t06z
+       export rgnTM=tm05;;
+   02) export rgnHH=t06z
+       export rgnTM=tm04;;
+   03) export rgnHH=t06z
+       export rgnTM=tm03;;
+   04) export rgnHH=t06z
+       export rgnTM=tm02;;
+   05) export rgnHH=t06z
+       export rgnTM=tm01;;
+   06) export rgnHH=t06z
+       export rgnTM=tm00;;
+   07) export rgnHH=t12z
+       export rgnTM=tm05;;
+   08) export rgnHH=t12z
+       export rgnTM=tm04;;
+   09) export rgnHH=t12z
+       export rgnTM=tm03;;
+   10) export rgnHH=t12z
+       export rgnTM=tm02;;
+   11) export rgnHH=t12z
+       export rgnTM=tm01;;
+   12) export rgnHH=t12z
+       export rgnTM=tm00;;
+   13) export rgnHH=t18z
+       export rgnTM=tm05;;
+   14) export rgnHH=t18z
+       export rgnTM=tm04;;
+   15) export rgnHH=t18z
+       export rgnTM=tm03;;
+   16) export rgnHH=t18z
+       export rgnTM=tm02;;
+   17) export rgnHH=t18z
+       export rgnTM=tm01;;
+   18) export rgnHH=t18z       # dayfile changes here
+       export rgnTM=tm00;;
+   19) export rgnHH=t00z
+       export rgnTM=tm05;; 
+   20) export rgnHH=t00z
+       export rgnTM=tm04;;
+   21) export rgnHH=t00z
+       export rgnTM=tm03;;
+   22) export rgnHH=t00z
+       export rgnTM=tm02;;
+   23) export rgnHH=t00z
+       export rgnTM=tm01;;
+esac
+
+export cnvstat=${cnvstat:-${C_COMIN}/${CONMON_SUFFIX}.${rgnHH}.cnvstat.${rgnTM}}
+
+
+########################################################
+# Execute the script.
+# 
+${CONMONSH:-$HOMEnam_conmon/scripts/exnam_conmon.sh}
+########################################################
+
+################################
+# Remove the Working Directory
+################################
+KEEPDATA=${KEEPDATA:-YES}
+cd ${CONMON_WORK_DIR}
+if [ ${KEEPDATA} = NO ] ; then
+  rm -rf ${CONMON_WORK_DIR}
+fi
+
+echo "<-- JNAM_CONMON"
diff --git a/src/Conventional_Monitor/nwprod/nam_conmon/scripts/exnam_conmon.sh b/src/Conventional_Monitor/nwprod/nam_conmon/scripts/exnam_conmon.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..6b533d41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Conventional_Monitor/nwprod/nam_conmon/scripts/exnam_conmon.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+#/bin/bash
+########################################################################
+# 
+# exnam_conmon.sh
+#
+# Run data extract/validation for regional conventional diag data
+#
+########################################################################
+
+   echo start exnam_conmon.sh
+
+   err=0
+
+   #-------------------------
+   # confirm $cnvstat exists
+   if [[ ! -s ${cnvstat} ]]; then
+      echo "unable to locate cnvstat: ${cnvstat}" 
+      err=1
+   fi
+
+   #-----------------------
+   #  Locate convinfo file
+   export convinfo=${convinfo:-${HOMEnam_conmon}/fix/nam_regional_convinfo.txt}	
+   if [[ ! -s ${convinfo} ]]; then
+      echo "unable to locate convinfo: ${convinfo}" 
+      err=2
+   fi
+
+
+   #####################################################################
+
+   if [[ ${err} -eq 0 ]]; then
+      export PDATE=${PDY}${CYC}
+     
+      if [[ ! -d ${TANKDIR_conmon} ]]; then 
+         mkdir -p ${TANKDIR_conmon}
+      fi
+
+      ###############################################
+      # Expand C_DATA (stmp work space) and cd to it
+      #
+      export CONMON_WORK_DIR=$CONMON_WORK_DIR/DE.${PDATE}
+
+      #-------------------------------------------------------------
+      #  Ensure necessary work and TANKDIR directories are in place
+      #-------------------------------------------------------------
+      if [[ ! -d ${CONMON_WORK_DIR} ]]; then
+         mkdir -p $CONMON_WORK_DIR
+         mkdir -p ${TANKDIR_conmon}/horz_hist/anl
+         mkdir -p ${TANKDIR_conmon}/horz_hist/ges
+         mkdir -p ${TANKDIR_conmon}/time_vert
+      fi
+      cd $CONMON_WORK_DIR
+
+      #------------------------------------------------------------------
+      #  Copy data files file to local data directory.  
+      #  Untar cnvstat file.  
+      #------------------------------------------------------------------
+      $NCP $cnvstat ./cnvstat.$PDATE
+
+      tar -xvf ./cnvstat.$PDATE
+      rm cnvstat.$PDATE
+   
+      netcdf=0
+      count=`ls diag* | grep ".nc4" | wc -l`
+      if [ $count -gt 0 ] ; then
+         netcdf=1
+         for filenc4 in `ls diag*nc4.gz`; do
+            file=`echo $filenc4 | cut -d'.' -f1-2`.gz
+            mv $filenc4 $file
+         done
+      fi
+
+      echo "netcdf: $netcdf"
+      export CONMON_NETCDF=${netcdf}
+      $UNCOMPRESS ./*.${Z}
+
+
+      #---------------------------------------
+      #  run the time-vert extraction script
+      #
+      ${USHconmon}/time_vert.sh 
+      rc_time_vert=$?
+      echo "rc_time_vert = $rc_time_vert"
+
+      #---------------------------------------
+      #  run the horz-hist extraction script
+      #
+      ${USHconmon}/horz_hist.sh
+      rc_horz_hist=$?
+      echo "rc_horz_hist = $rc_horz_hist"
+
+      #--------------------------------------
+      #  optionally run clean_tankdir script
+      #   
+      if [[ ${CLEAN_TANKDIR} -eq 1 ]]; then
+         ${USHconmon}/clean_tankdir_rgn.sh
+         rc_clean_tankdir=$?
+         echo "rc_clean_tankdir = $rc_clean_tankdir"
+      fi
+   fi
+
+   if [[ $rc_horz_hist -ne 0 ]]; then
+      echo "ERROR repored from horz_hist.sh:  $rc_horz_hist"
+      err=$rc_horz_hist
+   elif [[ $rc_time_vert -ne 0 ]]; then
+      echo "ERROR repored from time_vert.sh:  $rc_time_vert"
+      err=$rc_time_vert
+   fi
+
+   echo "end exgdas_conmon.sh, exit value = ${err}"
+
+exit ${err}
+
diff --git a/src/Conventional_Monitor/parm/ConMon_config b/src/Conventional_Monitor/parm/ConMon_config
index 25954a25..1ef5b686 100644
--- a/src/Conventional_Monitor/parm/ConMon_config
+++ b/src/Conventional_Monitor/parm/ConMon_config
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ MON_CONFIG=$dir_root/../../parm/Mon_config
 source $MON_CONFIG
 
 export MONITOR=conmon
+export AREA=${AREA:-glb}
 export RUN=${RUN:-gdas}
 
 export WEBDIR=${WEBDIR:-/home/people/emc/www/htdocs/gmb/gdas/es_conv}
@@ -22,10 +23,16 @@ export WEBDIR=${WEBDIR:-/home/people/emc/www/htdocs/gmb/gdas/es_conv}
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #  TANKDIR is the location for the extracted data files and
 #  the control files used for image plotting.
-#
-export C_TANKDIR=${TANKDIR}/stats/${CONMON_SUFFIX}
-export C_IMGNDIR=${TANKDIR}/imgn/${CONMON_SUFFIX}/${RUN}/conmon
 
+if [[ $AREA == 'rgn' ]]; then
+   export C_TANKDIR=${TANKDIR}/stats/regional/${CONMON_SUFFIX}
+   export C_IMGNDIR=${TANKDIR}/imgn/regional/${CONMON_SUFFIX}/conmon
+   export C_LOGDIR=${MON_LOGDIR}/${CONMON_SUFFIX}/conmon
+else
+   export C_TANKDIR=${TANKDIR}/stats/${CONMON_SUFFIX}
+   export C_IMGNDIR=${TANKDIR}/imgn/${CONMON_SUFFIX}/${RUN}/conmon
+   export C_LOGDIR=${MON_LOGDIR}/${CONMON_SUFFIX}/${RUN}/conmon
+fi
 
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------
@@ -84,7 +91,6 @@ export MY_CONMON=${MY_GSI_MONITOR}/src/Conventional_Monitor
 export C_STMP_USER=${C_STMP_USER:-${MON_STMP}}
 export C_PTMP_USER=${C_PTMP_USER:-${MON_PTMP}}
 
-export C_LOGDIR=${MON_LOGDIR}/${CONMON_SUFFIX}/${RUN}/conmon
 export CONMON_IMAGE_GEN=${CONMON_IMAGE_GEN:-${MY_CONMON}/image_gen}
 
 export C_IG_GSCRIPTS=${C_IG_GSCRIPTS:-${CONMON_IMAGE_GEN}/gscripts}
@@ -94,6 +100,7 @@ export C_IG_FIX=${C_IG_FIX:-${CONMON_IMAGE_GEN}/fix}
 export HOMEconmon_shared=${HOMEconmon_shared:-${MY_CONMON}/nwprod/conmon_shared}
 export HOMEgdas_conmon=${HOMEgdas_conmon:-${MY_CONMON}/nwprod/gdas_conmon}
 export HOMEgfs_conmon=$HOMEgdas_conmon
+export HOMEnam_conmon=${HOMEnam_conmon:-${MY_CONMON}/nwprod/nam_conmon}
 
 export USHconmon=${USHconmon:-${HOMEconmon_shared}/ush}
 export EXECconmon=${EXECconmon:-${GSI_MON_BIN}}
diff --git a/ush/rgn_find_cycle.pl b/ush/rgn_find_cycle.pl
index 1c5ef6b9..b5f1284f 100755
--- a/ush/rgn_find_cycle.pl
+++ b/ush/rgn_find_cycle.pl
@@ -1,40 +1,43 @@
 #! /usr/bin/perl
 
-#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-#  rgn_find_cycle.pl
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------
+#  rgn_find_latest_cycle.pl
 #
-#    Return the requested cycle time or nothing if none of the expected 
-#    	    data files are found.
+#    Return the latest cycle time or nothing if no data files are found.
 #
 #    Arguments:
 #       --dir     : Required string value containing  $TANKdir/$SUFFIX.
-#       --cyc     : Optional integer value:
-#                       1 = last cycle  (default)
-#                       2 = 2nd to last cycle
-#                       0 = first cycle
-#       --run     : Optional run name, generally 'gdas' or 'gfs'.
-#                   This should be used if $TANK_USE_RUN is set to 1.
+#       --mon     : Optional monitor name, default is conmon.  
 #
-#    NOTE:  This version has been modified to add case 2 returning
-#           the 2nd to latest cycle time.  This is to counter a timing 
-#	    problem we've encountered on the crays.
-#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-    use strict;
-    use warnings;
-    use Getopt::Long;
-    use Scalar::Util qw(looks_like_number);
+   use strict;
+   use warnings;
+   use Getopt::Long;
+   use Scalar::Util qw(looks_like_number);
+   use File::Find;
 
-   #-------------------------------------------------------------------
+   my $latest_date;
+
+   #---------------------------------------
+   # Define the file processing subroutine
    #
-   #  Subroutine uniq
-   # 
-   #    Given an input array, return all unique values in an array.
-   # 
-   #-------------------------------------------------------------------
-   sub uniq {
-      my %seen;
-      return grep { !$seen{$_}++ } @_;
+   sub process_file {
+
+      my $file = $_;
+
+      # Define the regular expression to match 10-digit date strings
+      my $date_regex = qr/\b(\d{10})\b/; 
+
+      # Extract date string from the file name using the regex
+      if ($file =~ $date_regex) {
+         my $date_string = $1;
+
+	 # Compare the current date string with the latest found
+	 if (!$latest_date || $date_string > $latest_date) {
+	    $latest_date = $date_string;
+         }
+      }
    }
 
 
@@ -46,176 +49,35 @@
    ##------------------------------------------------------------------
    ##------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-   my $run  = 'gdas';
    my $dir  = '';
-   my $lcm  = 'radmon';
-   my $cyc  = '1';
+   my $mon  = 'conmon';
 
-   GetOptions( 'cyc:i' => \$cyc,
-               'run:s' => \$run,
-               'dir=s' => \$dir,
-               'lcm:s' => \$lcm );
+   GetOptions( 'dir=s' => \$dir,
+               'mon:s' => \$mon );
 
-   my $target  = $cyc;
    my $dirpath = $dir;
-   my @alldirs;
+   my @mondirs;
 
-   #  Get list of radmon.* sub-directories 
-   #
    opendir(DIR, $dirpath) or die "Cannot open directory $!";
-   while (my $file = readdir(DIR)) {
-        next unless (-d "$dirpath/$file");
-        push( @alldirs, $file );
-   }
-   closedir DIR;
+   while (my $entry = readdir(DIR)) {
+      next if $entry =~ /^\./;  # Skip '.' and '..' entries
 
-   my @raddirs = grep { /radmon/ } @alldirs;
-   if( $#raddirs < 0 ) {
-      @raddirs = grep { /gdas/ } @alldirs;
-   }
- 
-   #  If there are no radmon.* subdirectories, then exit without 
-   #    returning any date string.
-   #
-   if( $#raddirs < 0 ) {
-      print "exiting with 0 raddirs\n";
-      exit;
+      # Check if the entry is a directory and contains the target string
+      if (-d "$dirpath/$entry" && $entry =~ $mon) {
+         push @mondirs, "$dirpath/$entry";
+      }
    }
-  
-   
-   #  Sort the raddirs array and loop through it from end to beginning
-   #
-   if( $target == 1 || $target == 2 ){		# search is for latest date/time
-
-      my @sortrad = sort( @raddirs );
-      my $ctr = $#sortrad + 1;
-
-      my $found_cycle = 0;
-      my @times;
-
-      do {
-      
-         $ctr--;
-
-      
-         #  In each subdirectory build a list of time.*ieee_d* files
-         #  and parse out all unique date values.  The oldest is the answer
-         #  we're looking for. 
-         #
-         #  If there are no time.*ieee_d* files, step to the next iteration.
-         #
-         my $newdir;
-         my @tfiles;
-         my @timefiles;
-         if( -d "${dirpath}/${sortrad[$ctr]}/radmon" ){
-            $newdir = "${dirpath}/${sortrad[$ctr]}/radmon";
-            opendir DIR, $newdir;
-
-            @tfiles = grep { /time/ } readdir DIR;
-            @timefiles = grep { /ieee_d/ } @tfiles;
-         }
-         elsif( -d "${dirpath}/${sortrad[$ctr]}" ){
-            $newdir = "${dirpath}/${sortrad[$ctr]}";
-            opendir DIR, $newdir;
-            @tfiles = grep { /time/ } readdir DIR;
-            @timefiles = grep { /ieee_d/ } @tfiles;
-         }
 
-         if( $#timefiles >= 0 ) {
-            my @sorttime = sort( @timefiles );
-            my $idx = 0;
-
-            #  Find the first string of 10 digits; that's the date.  Use that $idx
-            #  number to process all files.
-            #
-            my @vals = split( '\.', $timefiles[0] ); 
-            for ( my $ii=$#vals; $ii >= 0; $ii-- ) {
-               if( looks_like_number( $vals[$ii] )  && length($vals[$ii] ) == 10 ){
-                     $idx = $ii;
-               }
-            }
- 
-            for ( my $ii=$#sorttime; $ii >= 0; $ii-- ) {
-               my $teststr = $sorttime[$ii];
-
-               my @values = split( '\.', $teststr );
-               if( looks_like_number( $values[$idx] ) && length( $values[$idx] ) == 10 ) {
-                  push( @times, $values[$idx] );
-               }
-            }
-
-            #------------------------------------------------------------------
-            #  Added a check on $ctr < $#sortrad to ensure we look
-	    #  at least 2 directories.  In order to potentially rerturn the 2nd
-            #  to the last time here on the crays.
-            #------------------------------------------------------------------
-            if ( $#times >= 0 && $ctr <= $#sortrad ) {
-               $found_cycle = 1;
-               my @utimes = sort( uniq( @times ) );
-               if ( $target == 2 ) {				# 2nd to last time
-                  print "$utimes[$#utimes -1]";
-               } 
-               else {
-                  print "$utimes[$#utimes]";			# last time
-               }
-            }
-         }
+   closedir DIR;
 
-      } while $found_cycle == 0 && $ctr > 0;
+   # Traverse @mondirs and process files
+   foreach my $directory (@mondirs) {
+      find(\&process_file, $directory);
    }
-   else {				# search is for earliest date/time
-
-      my @sortrad = sort( @raddirs );
-      my $ctr = -1;
-
-      my $found_cycle = 0;
-      do {
-      
-         $ctr++;
-
-      
-         #  In each subdirectory build a list of time.*ieee_d* files
-         #  and parse out all unique date values.  The oldest is the answer
-         #  we're looking for. 
-         #
-         #  If there are no time.*ieee_d* files, step to the next iteration.
-         #
-         my $newdir;
-         my @tfiles;
-         my @timefiles;
-
-         if( -d "${dirpath}/${sortrad[$ctr]}" ){
-            $newdir = "${dirpath}/${sortrad[$ctr]}";
-            opendir DIR, $newdir or die "Cannot open the current directory: $!";
-            @tfiles = grep { /time/ } readdir DIR;
-            @timefiles = grep { /ieee_d/ } @tfiles;
-         }
-         elsif( -d "${dirpath}/${sortrad[$ctr]}/radmon" ){ 
-            $newdir = "${dirpath}/${sortrad[$ctr]}/radmon";
-            opendir DIR, $newdir or die "Cannot open the current directory: $!";
-            @tfiles = grep { /time/ } readdir DIR;
-            @timefiles = grep { /ieee_d/ } @tfiles;
-         }
-
-         if( $#timefiles >= 0 ) {
-            my @sorttime = sort( @timefiles );
-            my @times;
-   
-            for ( my $ii=0; $ii <= $#sorttime; $ii++ ) {
-               my $teststr = $sorttime[$ii];
-
-               my @values = split( '\.', $sorttime[$ii] );
-               push( @times, $values[2] );
-            }
-
-            if ( $#times >= 0 ) {
-               $found_cycle = 1;
-               my @utimes = sort( uniq( @times ) );
-              print "$utimes[0]";
-            }
-         }
 
-      } while $found_cycle == 0 && $ctr < $#sortrad ;
+   # Print the latest date string
+   if ($latest_date) {
+      print "$latest_date";
    }
 
    exit;