diff --git a/dev/parm/config/gfs/config.resources.GAEAC6 b/dev/parm/config/gfs/config.resources.GAEAC6
index 82d9ae1382..1f7b7870d4 100644
--- a/dev/parm/config/gfs/config.resources.GAEAC6
+++ b/dev/parm/config/gfs/config.resources.GAEAC6
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ case ${step} in
   "fcst" | "efcs")
     case "${CASE}" in
       "C768")
-        export tasks_per_node=144
+        export tasks_per_node=180
         ;;
       "C1152")
-        export tasks_per_node=144
+        export tasks_per_node=160
         ;;
       *)
         # Nothing to do for other resolutions
diff --git a/dev/parm/config/gfs/config.resources.URSA b/dev/parm/config/gfs/config.resources.URSA
index 39e6df015a..906a6b7b79 100644
--- a/dev/parm/config/gfs/config.resources.URSA
+++ b/dev/parm/config/gfs/config.resources.URSA
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ case ${step} in
   "fcst" | "efcs")
     case "${CASE}" in
       "C768")
-        export tasks_per_node=144
+        export tasks_per_node=180
         ;;
       "C1152")
         export tasks_per_node=144
diff --git a/dev/parm/config/gfs/config.ufs b/dev/parm/config/gfs/config.ufs
index 25655ec273..447153f99f 100644
--- a/dev/parm/config/gfs/config.ufs
+++ b/dev/parm/config/gfs/config.ufs
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ case "${fv3_res}" in
             export WRTTASK_PER_GROUP_PER_THREAD_PER_TILE=15 #Note this should be 10 for WCOSS2
           elif [[ "${RUN}" = "gfs" || "${RUN}" = "gcafs" ]]; then
             export layout_x=12
-            export layout_y=16
+            export layout_y=15
             export WRITE_GROUP=4
             export WRTTASK_PER_GROUP_PER_THREAD_PER_TILE=20 #Note this should be 10 for WCOSS2
           fi