diff --git a/doc/ReadMe b/doc/ReadMe
index f5430b8..fbe4a06 100644
--- a/doc/ReadMe
+++ b/doc/ReadMe
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ Input
 4. Monthly salinity climatology at T1534 Gaussian grids, interpolated from 1 degree Levitus surface salinity climatology.
 5. Surface mask fix file for ½, ¼ and 1/12 lat/lon grids
 
+Note: All fix files are compressed with gzip, and need to be uncompressed with gunzip before running
+
 Output
 
 RTG-like SST files
diff --git a/jobs/.JNSTRTG.swm b/jobs/.JNSTRTG.swm
deleted file mode 100644
index 50359e1..0000000
Binary files a/jobs/.JNSTRTG.swm and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/jobs/.JNSTRTG.swn b/jobs/.JNSTRTG.swn
deleted file mode 100644
index 60bcd42..0000000
Binary files a/jobs/.JNSTRTG.swn and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/jobs/.JNSTRTG.swo b/jobs/.JNSTRTG.swo
deleted file mode 100644
index 4f33478..0000000
Binary files a/jobs/.JNSTRTG.swo and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/jobs/JNSST b/jobs/JNSST
index 8f1a01e..559d014 100755
--- a/jobs/JNSST
+++ b/jobs/JNSST
@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@ set -xa
 date
 export PS4='$SECONDS + '
 
+#################################################
+# get work directory
+################################################
+export DATA=${DATA:-${DATAROOT:?}/${jobid:?}}   # temporary running directory
+mkdir -p $DATA
+cd $DATA
+
 ####################################
 # Specify NET and RUN Name and model
 ####################################
@@ -33,12 +40,6 @@ export COMOUTwmo=${COMOUTwmo:-${COMOUT}/wmo}
 export COMOUTgempak=${COMOUTgempak:-${COMOUT}/gempak}
 mkdir -p $COMOUT $COMOUTwmo $COMOUTgempak
 
-#################################################
-# get work directory
-################################################
- export DATA=${DATA:-${DATAROOT:?}/${jobid:?}}   # temporary running directory
- mkdir -p $DATA
- cd $DATA
 #################################################
 # Specify job's execution areas (directory paths)
 #################################################
diff --git a/parm/rtgssthr_buoyboxes.namelist b/parm/rtgssthr_buoyboxes.namelist
deleted file mode 100755
index 87f2819..0000000
--- a/parm/rtgssthr_buoyboxes.namelist
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,101 +0,0 @@
- &buoyboxes
-
-   boxminlat(1) =  30.0,boxmaxlat(1) =  90.0,
-   boxminlon(1) =-180.0,boxmaxlon(1) = 180.0,
-
-   boxminlat(2) = -30.0,boxmaxlat(2) =  30.0,
-   boxminlon(2) =-180.0,boxmaxlon(2) = 180.0,
-
-   boxminlat(3) = -90.0,boxmaxlat(3) = -30.0,
-   boxminlon(3) =-180.0,boxmaxlon(3) = 180.0,
-
-   boxminlat(4) =  30.0,boxmaxlat(4) =  90.0,
-   boxminlon(4) =   0.0,boxmaxlon(4) =  90.0,
-
-   boxminlat(5) =  30.0,boxmaxlat(5) =  90.0,
-   boxminlon(5) =  90.0,boxmaxlon(5) = 180.0,
-
-   boxminlat(6) =  30.0,boxmaxlat(6) =  90.0,
-   boxminlon(6) =-180.0,boxmaxlon(6) = -95.0,
-
-   boxminlat(7) =  30.0,boxmaxlat(7) =  90.0,
-   boxminlon(7) = -95.0,boxmaxlon(7) =   0.0,
-
-   boxminlat(8) =   0.0,boxmaxlat(8) =  30.0,
-   boxminlon(8) =  20.0,boxmaxlon(8) = 120.0,
-
-   boxminlat(9) =   0.0,boxmaxlat(9) =  30.0,
-   boxminlon(9) = 120.0,boxmaxlon(9) = 180.0,
-
-   boxminlat(10)=   0.0,boxmaxlat(10)=  30.0,
-   boxminlon(10)=-180.0,boxmaxlon(10)=-120.0,
-
-   boxminlat(11)=   0.0,boxmaxlat(11)=  30.0,
-   boxminlon(11)=-120.0,boxmaxlon(11)= -60.0,
-
-   boxminlat(12)=   0.0,boxmaxlat(12)=  30.0,
-   boxminlon(12)= -60.0,boxmaxlon(12)=  20.0,
-
-   boxminlat(13)= -30.0,boxmaxlat(13)=   0.0,
-   boxminlon(13)=  20.0,boxmaxlon(13)= 120.0,
-
-   boxminlat(14)= -30.0,boxmaxlat(14)=   0.0,
-   boxminlon(14)= 120.0,boxmaxlon(14)= 180.0,
-
-   boxminlat(15)= -30.0,boxmaxlat(15)=   0.0,
-   boxminlon(15)=-180.0,boxmaxlon(15)=-120.0,
-
-   boxminlat(16)= -30.0,boxmaxlat(16)=   0.0,
-   boxminlon(16)=-120.0,boxmaxlon(16)= -60.0,
-
-   boxminlat(17)= -30.0,boxmaxlat(17)=   0.0,
-   boxminlon(17)= -60.0,boxmaxlon(17)=  20.0,
-
-   boxminlat(18)= -90.0,boxmaxlat(18)= -30.0,
-   boxminlon(18)=   0.0,boxmaxlon(18)=  60.0,
-
-   boxminlat(19)= -90.0,boxmaxlat(19)= -30.0,
-   boxminlon(19)=  60.0,boxmaxlon(19)= 120.0,
-
-   boxminlat(20)= -90.0,boxmaxlat(20)= -30.0,
-   boxminlon(20)= 120.0,boxmaxlon(20)= 180.0,
-
-   boxminlat(21)= -90.0,boxmaxlat(21)= -30.0,
-   boxminlon(21)=-180.0,boxmaxlon(21)=-120.0,
-
-   boxminlat(22)= -90.0,boxmaxlat(22)= -30.0,
-   boxminlon(22)=-120.0,boxmaxlon(22)= -60.0,
-
-   boxminlat(23)= -90.0,boxmaxlat(23)= -30.0,
-   boxminlon(23)= -60.0,boxmaxlon(23)=   0.0,
-
-   boxminlat(24)=  30.0,boxmaxlat(24)=  45.0,
-   boxminlon(24)= 105.0,boxmaxlon(24)= 160.0,
-
-   boxminlat(25)=  30.0,boxmaxlat(25)=  45.0,
-   boxminlon(25)= 160.0,boxmaxlon(25)=-160.0,
-
-   boxminlat(26)=  30.0,boxmaxlat(26)=  45.0,
-   boxminlon(26)=-160.0,boxmaxlon(26)=-100.0,
-
-   boxminlat(27)=  30.0,boxmaxlat(27)=  45.0,
-   boxminlon(27)= -80.0,boxmaxlon(27)= -40.0,
-
-   boxminlat(28)=  15.0,boxmaxlat(28)=  30.0,
-   boxminlon(28)= 105.0,boxmaxlon(28)= 160.0,
-
-   boxminlat(29)=  15.0,boxmaxlat(29)=  30.0,
-   boxminlon(29)= 160.0,boxmaxlon(29)=-160.0,
-
-   boxminlat(30)=  15.0,boxmaxlat(30)=  30.0,
-   boxminlon(30)=-160.0,boxmaxlon(30)=-100.0,
-
-   boxminlat(31)=  15.0,boxmaxlat(31)=  30.0,
-   boxminlon(31)=-100.0,boxmaxlon(31)= -80.0,
-
-   boxminlat(32)=  15.0,boxmaxlat(32)=  30.0,
-   boxminlon(32)= -80.0,boxmaxlon(32)= -15.0,
-
-   boxminlat(33)= -15.0,boxmaxlat(33)=  15.0,
-   boxminlon(33)=-120.0,boxmaxlon(33)= -75.0 
- /
diff --git a/scripts/exnsst.sh.ecf b/scripts/exnsst.sh.ecf
index 341ea08..06bb02f 100755
--- a/scripts/exnsst.sh.ecf
+++ b/scripts/exnsst.sh.ecf
@@ -88,7 +88,14 @@ rm -f $mailbody
 #
   for SDIR in $COMINgdas/${cyc} ${COMINgdas/$PDY/$PDYm1}/${cyc}
   do
-     iceanl_name=$CDUMP.$cycle.seaice.5min.blend.grb
+     if [ $SFCIO = "nemsio" ] ; then
+       iceanl_name=$CDUMP.$cycle.seaice.5min.blend.grb
+     elif [ $SFCIO="ncio" ] ; then
+       iceanl_name=atmos/$CDUMP.$cycle.seaice.5min.blend.grb
+     else
+       echo "invalid sfcio"
+       exit
+     fi
      if [ -s $SDIR/$iceanl_name ] ; then
         ln -fs $SDIR/$iceanl_name iceanl
         if [ $SDIR != $COMINgdas/${cyc} ]; then