diff --git a/adb_graphics/default_specs.yml b/adb_graphics/default_specs.yml
index e352fc5..6ebdc77 100644
--- a/adb_graphics/default_specs.yml
+++ b/adb_graphics/default_specs.yml
@@ -800,10 +800,11 @@ gh: # Geopotential height
   ua:
     <<: *ua_gh
 ghtfl: # Ground Heat Flux
-  sfc: &heat_flux
-    clevs: !!python/object/apply:numpy.arange [-100, 401, 25]
-    cmap: Carbone42
-    colors: heat_flux_colors
+  sfc:
+    cmap: magma_r
+    clevs: [-200, -150, -100, -50, -25, 0, 25, 50, 100, 150, 200, 300]
+    cmap: PuOr
+    colors: heat_flux_colors_g
     ncl_name: GFLUX_P0_L1_{grid}
     ticks: 0
     title: Ground Heat Flux
@@ -1060,7 +1061,10 @@ lcl: # Lifted condensation level
     unit: m
 lhtfl: # Latent Heat Net Flux
   sfc:
-    <<: *heat_flux
+    cmap: magma_r
+    clevs: [-100, -50, -25, -10, 0, 10, 25, 50, 100, 150, 200, 250, 300, 400, 500, 750]
+    cmap: BrBG
+    colors: heat_flux_colors_l
     ncl_name: LHTFL_P0_L1_{grid}
     ticks: 0
     title: Latent Heat Net Flux
@@ -1459,7 +1463,10 @@ shear:
         level: 06km
 shtfl: # Sensible Heat Net Flux
   sfc:
-    <<: *heat_flux
+    cmap: magma_r
+    clevs: [-100, -50, -25, -10, 0, 10, 25, 50, 100, 150, 200, 250, 300, 400, 500, 750]
+    cmap: RdYlBu_r
+    colors: heat_flux_colors_s
     ncl_name: SHTFL_P0_L1_{grid}
     ticks: 0
     title: Sensible Heat Net Flux
diff --git a/adb_graphics/specs.py b/adb_graphics/specs.py
index e0386a1..f0abd3b 100644
--- a/adb_graphics/specs.py
+++ b/adb_graphics/specs.py
@@ -192,6 +192,33 @@ def heat_flux_colors(self) -> np.ndarray:
                     (range(0, 33, 2))
         return np.concatenate((grays, ctable))
 
+    @property
+    def heat_flux_colors_g(self) -> np.ndarray:
+
+        ''' Default color map for Latent/Sensible Heat Flux '''
+
+        colors = cm.get_cmap(self.vspec.get('cmap'), 128) \
+                          (range(15, 112, 8))
+        return colors
+
+    @property
+    def heat_flux_colors_l(self) -> np.ndarray:
+
+        ''' Default color map for Latent/Sensible Heat Flux '''
+
+        colors = cm.get_cmap(self.vspec.get('cmap'), 128) \
+                          (range(32, 129, 6))
+        return colors
+
+    @property
+    def heat_flux_colors_s(self) -> np.ndarray:
+
+        ''' Default color map for Latent/Sensible Heat Flux '''
+
+        colors = cm.get_cmap(self.vspec.get('cmap'), 128) \
+                          (range(32, 129, 6))
+        return colors
+
     @property
     def icprb_colors(self) -> np.ndarray: