diff --git a/parm/config/gfs/config.genesis b/parm/config/gfs/config.genesis
index 83ac44c146..62a1bf88c0 100644
--- a/parm/config/gfs/config.genesis
+++ b/parm/config/gfs/config.genesis
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ echo "BEGIN: config.genesis"
 # Get task specific resources
 . "${EXPDIR}/config.resources" genesis
 
-export SENDCOM="YES" # Needed by genesis scripts still
+# Get tropcy settings
+. "${EXPDIR}/config.tropcy"
 
 echo "END: config.genesis"
diff --git a/parm/config/gfs/config.genesis_fsu b/parm/config/gfs/config.genesis_fsu
index 125b476b63..13948592c4 100644
--- a/parm/config/gfs/config.genesis_fsu
+++ b/parm/config/gfs/config.genesis_fsu
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ echo "BEGIN: config.genesis_fsu"
 # Get task specific resources
 . "${EXPDIR}/config.resources" genesis_fsu
 
-export SENDCOM="YES" # Needed by genesis scripts still
+# Get tropcy settings
+. "${EXPDIR}/config.tropcy"
 
 echo "END: config.genesis_fsu"
diff --git a/parm/config/gfs/config.tracker b/parm/config/gfs/config.tracker
index 9436eda3e5..71fcf9196d 100644
--- a/parm/config/gfs/config.tracker
+++ b/parm/config/gfs/config.tracker
@@ -6,17 +6,7 @@ echo "BEGIN: config.tracker"
 # Get task specific resources
 . "${EXPDIR}/config.resources" tracker
 
-export COMINsyn=${COMINsyn:-$(compath.py "${envir}/com/gfs/${gfs_ver}")/syndat}
-
-export SENDCOM="YES" # Needed by tracker scripts still
-
-if [[ "${RUN}" = "gdas" ]]; then
-    export FHOUT_CYCLONE=3
-    export FHMAX_CYCLONE=${FHMAX}
-else
-    export FHOUT_CYCLONE=6
-    FHMAX_CYCLONE=$(( FHMAX_GFS<240 ? FHMAX_GFS : 240 ))
-    export FHMAX_CYCLONE
-fi
+# Get tropcy settings
+. "${EXPDIR}/config.tropcy"
 
 echo "END: config.tracker"
diff --git a/parm/config/gfs/config.tropcy b/parm/config/gfs/config.tropcy
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2a7fd12b6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/config/gfs/config.tropcy
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env bash
+
+########## config.tropcy ##########
+echo "BEGIN: config.tropcy"
+
+export COMINsyn=${COMINsyn:-$(compath.py "${envir}/com/gfs/${gfs_ver}")/syndat}
+
+export SENDCOM="YES" # Needed by tracker scripts still
+
+export FHOUT_CYCLONE=6
+FHMAX_CYCLONE=$(( FHMAX_GFS<240 ? FHMAX_GFS : 240 ))
+export FHMAX_CYCLONE
+
+echo "END: config.tropcy"