diff --git a/scripts/exrrfs_bufrsnd.sh b/scripts/exrrfs_bufrsnd.sh
index b1db2d217..d7382d37f 100755
--- a/scripts/exrrfs_bufrsnd.sh
+++ b/scripts/exrrfs_bufrsnd.sh
@@ -155,7 +155,9 @@ cd $DATA/bufrpost
 
 export tmmark=tm00
 
-cp $PARMfv3/${PREDEF_GRID_NAME}/rrfs_profdat regional_profdat
+NSTAT=2000
+
+cp $PARMfv3/${PREDEF_GRID_NAME}/rrfs_profdat.${NSTAT} regional_profdat
 
 OUTTYP=netcdf
 
@@ -276,7 +278,6 @@ do
     err_exit "ABORTING due to bad model selection for this script."
   fi
 
-  NSTAT=1850
   datestr=`date`
   echo top of loop after found needed log file for $fhr at $datestr
 
@@ -294,10 +295,6 @@ $OUTFILDYN
 $OUTFILPHYS
 EOF
 
-#  export FORT19="$DATA/bufrpost/regional_profdat"
-#  export FORT79="$DATA/bufrpost/profilm.c1.${tmmark}"
-#  export FORT11="./itag"
-
 ln -sf $DATA/bufrpost/regional_profdat     fort.19
 ln -sf $DATA/bufrpost/profilm.c1.${tmmark} fort.79
 ln -sf ./itag                              fort.11
@@ -434,7 +431,7 @@ SNOUTF   = ${outfilbase}.snd
 SFOUTF   = ${outfilbase}.sfc+
 SNPRMF   = snrrfs.prm
 SFPRMF   = sfrrfs.prm
-TIMSTN   = 85/1600
+TIMSTN   = 85/2000
 r
 
 exit