diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 2493be0a..4b0de8e7 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -67,6 +67,3 @@ endif()
 
 # Build and install code.
 add_subdirectory(src)
-
-# Install utility scripts.
-add_subdirectory(ush)
diff --git a/ush/CMakeLists.txt b/ush/CMakeLists.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 36690afa..00000000
--- a/ush/CMakeLists.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-list(APPEND ush_files
-  make_ntc_bull.pl
-  make_NTC_file.pl
-  make_tif.sh
-  month_name.sh
-  )
-
-install(PROGRAMS ${ush_files}
-        DESTINATION "ush")
diff --git a/ush/make_NTC_file.pl b/ush/make_NTC_file.pl
deleted file mode 100755
index 9c838bde..00000000
--- a/ush/make_NTC_file.pl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,119 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/perl
-#
-#------------------------------------------------------
-#
-# This is make_NTC_file.pl 
-# It attaches the appropriate headers to the input file
-# and copies it to a unique name for input to NTC.
-#
-# The following lines are prepended to the file:
-#   1. A Bulletin Flag Field Seperator
-#   2. A WMO header line
-#   3. An optional subheader, e.g. DIFAX1064
-#
-# Input wmoheader Originator datetime path
-# where:
-#    wmoheader - WMO id to use in WMO header.
-#    subheader - "NONE" if none.
-#    Originator - Originator to use in WMO header
-#    datetime  - date/time to use in WMO header, yyyymmddhh
-#    path - name input file
-#    output_path - name of output file
-#
-#   Author: Paula Freeman based on script by Larry Sager
-#
-#------------------------------------------------------
-
-$NArgs = @ARGV;
-
-if ($NArgs < 6)   {
-   usage ();
-   exit;
-}
-
-#
-#  Get input
-#
-
-$WMOHeader=shift; 
-$Origin=shift; 
-$YYYYMMDDHH=shift; 
-$SubHeader=shift;
-$Filename=shift; 
-$OutputFilename=shift;
-
-print "Filename is $Filename\n";
-print "Output Filename is $OutputFilename\n";
-$YYYYMMDDHH =~ /\d{4}(\d{2})(\d{4})/;
-$MMDDHH = $1 . $2;
-$DDHHMM = $2 . "00";
-print "WMOHeader = $WMOHeader\n";
-print "SubHeader = $SubHeader\n";
-print "Origin = $Origin\n";
-
-
-if ( ($WMOHeader eq "") || ($Origin eq "") || ($YYYYMMDDHH eq "") || ($Filename eq "") || ($OutputFilename eq "")  || ($SubHeader eq "") ) {
-   usage ();
-   exit;
-}
-
-#
-#  Create the file for TOC
-#
-
-   make_toc ();
-#
-#
-
-   
-sub usage () {
-   print "Usage: $0  <wmoheader> <Originator> <YYYYMMDDHH> <subheader|NONE> <inpath> <outpath>\n";
-}
-
-sub make_toc  {
-
-#
-#  Attach WMO header and subheader (if not "NONE").
-#  Get the bytecount of file to insert into the Bulletin Flag Field Seperator.
-#  Add in length of WMO header, plus two carriage returns and line feed.
-#  If Subheader specified, count that in also,  plus line a  feed.
-#
-
-   $Header = "$WMOHeader $Origin $DDHHMM";
-   $ByteCount = `wc -c $Filename | cut -c1-8`;
-   $ByteCount= $ByteCount + length($Header) + 3;
-   if ($SubHeader =~ /NONE/) {
-      print "No Subheader\n";
-   } else {
-      if ($SubHeader =~ /IMAG/){
-         $ByteCount = $ByteCount + length($SubHeader);
-      } else {
-         $ByteCount = $ByteCount + length($SubHeader) + 3;
-      }
-   }
-   $BulletinFlagFieldSep = sprintf( "****%10.10d****", $ByteCount);
-   
-   open(OUTFILE, ">$OutputFilename") or die "Cannot open $OutputFilename for output.";
-   print OUTFILE "$BulletinFlagFieldSep\n";
-   print OUTFILE "$Header\r\r\n";
-   if ($SubHeader =~ /NONE/) {
-      print "No Subheader\n";
-   } else {
-      if ($SubHeader =~ /IMAG/){
-         print OUTFILE "$SubHeader";
-      } else {
-         print OUTFILE "$SubHeader\r\r\n";
-      }
-   }
-   open (INFILE, $Filename) or die "Cannot open $Filename";
-
-   while ($rec=<INFILE>) {
-      print OUTFILE $rec;
-   }
-
-   close INFILE;
-   close OUTFILE;
-
-   print "$Filename -> $OutputFilename\n";
-}
-
diff --git a/ush/make_ntc_bull.pl b/ush/make_ntc_bull.pl
deleted file mode 100755
index 6dc9e292..00000000
--- a/ush/make_ntc_bull.pl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,242 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/perl
-#
-#------------------------------------------------------
-#
-# This is make_ntc_bull.pl 
-# It attaches the appropriate headers to the input file
-# and copies it to a unique name for input to NTC.
-#
-# A Bulletin Flag Field Separator is prepended to the 
-# text bulletin.  This TOC header contains the total
-# number of bytes in the product not counting the 
-# bulletin flag field separator.
-#
-# Input: 
-#    File identifier -  Output name identier.
-#    subheader - "NONE" if none.
-#    Originator - Not used currently               
-#    datetime  - Not used currently                         
-#    filename - input file name
-#    output_path - name of output file
-#
-#   Author: Larry Sager based on a script by Paula Freeman
-#
-#  31 Oct  05 -- new script                           
-#
-#------------------------------------------------------
-
-if ($ENV{job}) { $job=$ENV{job}; }
-if ($ENV{SENDDBN}) { $SENDDBN=$ENV{SENDDBN}; }
-$NArgs = @ARGV;
-
-if ($NArgs < 6)   {
-   usage ();
-   exit;
-}
-
-#
-#  Get input
-#
-
-$NAME=shift; 
-$WMOname=shift; 
-$ORIGname=shift; 
-$DATEname=shift; 
-$Filename=shift; 
-$OutputFilename=shift;
-print " Input :  $Filename";
-print " Output:  $OutputFilename";
-
-
-if ( ($Filename eq "") || ($OutputFilename eq "")  ) {
-   usage ();
-   exit;
-}
-
-#
-#  Create the file for TOC
-#
-      if ( $NAME eq "plot" ) {
-         make_tocplot ();
-      }
-      elsif ($NAME eq "redb" ) {
-         make_tocredb ();
-      }
-      else {
-         make_tocbull ();
-      }
-#
-#
-
-   
-sub usage () {
-   print "Usage: $0  <wmoheader> <Originator> <YYYYMMDDHH> <subheader|NONE> <inpath> <outpath>\n";
-}
-
-sub make_tocbull {
-
-#
-#  Attach WMO header
-#  Get the bytecount of file to insert into the Bulletin Flag Field Seperator.
-#
-
-   $ix = 0;
-   $under = "_";
-   open (INFILE, $Filename) or die "Cannot open $Filename";
-
-   while ($cho=<INFILE>) {
-      $rec = $rec . $cho;
-   }
-   $cho = $rec;
-   $cho =~ s/\n//g;
-   $cho =~ s/<<@@/\r\r\n/g;
-   $cho =~ s/<<@/\r\r\n/g;
-   $cho =~ s/<<//g;
-   $cho =~ s/>//g;
-   $cho =~ s/\^//g;
-   $cho =~ s/\$//g;
-   $cho =~ s/\|/+/g;
-   $value = 40;
-   $Outp="$OutputFilename";
-   open(OUTFILE, ">$Outp") or die "Cannot open $OutputFilename for output.";
-   while ($ix == 0)  {
-      $cho = substr($cho,$value);
-      $value = 38;
-      $cho =~ s/'1/\&\&/;
-      $cho =~ s/'0/\&\&/;
-#      print  "cho is $cho";
-      ($cho2,$cho) = split(/\&\&/,$cho);
-      ($cho2,$cho3) = split(/\%/,$cho2);
-#      print  "cho2 is $cho2";
-      $ByteCount = length($cho2);
-      print " length is $ByteCount ";
-      $BulletinFlagFieldSep = sprintf( "****%10.10d****", $ByteCount);
-      if ($ByteCount  >  50  ) {
-        print OUTFILE "$BulletinFlagFieldSep\n";
-        print OUTFILE $cho2;
-      }
-      else {
-        $ix = 1;
-      }
-   }
-   close OUTFILE;
-   if ($SENDDBN eq "YES" ) {
-# Modified 20051205 by wx11rp to ensure the current production machine is used.
-#      $dbn_alert="/gpfs/w/nco/dbnet/bin/dbn_alert";
-      $dbn_alert=$ENV{'DBNROOT'} . "/bin/dbn_alert";
-      $type="GRIB_LOW";
-      $job2=$job;
-      $subtype=$ORIGname;
-      $file_path=$Outp;
-      @command = ($dbn_alert, $type, $subtype, $job2, $file_path);
-      if (system (@command) != 0) {
-          print "Error alerting: @command \n";
-      }
-   }
-
-   close INFILE;
-   close OUTFILE;
-
-   print "$Filename -> $OutputFilename\n";
-}
-
-sub make_tocplot {
-
-#
-#  Attach WMO header
-#  Get the bytecount of file to insert into the Bulletin Flag Field Seperator.
-#
-
-   $ix = 0;
-   $under = "_";
-   open (INFILE, $Filename) or die "Cannot open $Filename";
-
-   while ($cho=<INFILE>) {
-      $rec = $rec . $cho;
-   }
-   $cho = $rec;
-#   $Outp="$OutputFilename$under$job";
-   $Outp="$OutputFilename";
-   open(OUTFILE, ">$Outp") or die "Cannot open $OutputFilename for output.";
-   while ($ix == 0)  {
-      $cho =~ s/\$\$/\&\&/;
-      ($cho2,$cho) = split(/\&\&/,$cho);
-#      $cho2 =~ s/@/ /g;
-#      $cho2 = $cho2 . "  ";
-      $ByteCount = length($cho2);
-      print " length is $ByteCount ";
-      $BulletinFlagFieldSep = sprintf( "****%10.10d****", $ByteCount);
-      if ($ByteCount  >  50  ) {
-        print OUTFILE "$BulletinFlagFieldSep\n";
-        print OUTFILE $cho2;
-      }
-      else {
-        $ix = 1;
-      }
-   }
-   close OUTFILE;
-   if ($SENDDBN eq "YES" ) {
-# 20051205 Modified by wx11rp to allow the script to run on any manchine labeled as the production machine
-#      $dbn_alert="/gpfs/w/nco/dbnet/bin/dbn_alert";
-      $dbn_alert=$ENV{'DBNROOT'} . "/bin/dbn_alert";
-      $type="GRIB_LOW";
-      $subtype=$DATEname;
-      $job2=$job;
-      $file_path=$Outp;
-      @command = ($dbn_alert, $type, $subtype, $job2, $file_path);
-      if (system (@command) != 0) {
-              print "Error alerting: @command \n";
-      }
-   }
-
-   close INFILE;
-   close OUTFILE;
-
-   print "$Filename -> $OutputFilename\n";
-}
-sub make_tocredb {
-
-#
-#  Prepare the Redbook graphic for transmission to TOC by removing the AWIPS
-#  header and creating an NTC header.  Get the Bytecount of the file to   
-#  insert into the Bulletin Flag Field Seperator.
-#
-
-   $ix = 0;
-   $under = "_";
-   open (INFILE, $Filename) or die "Cannot open $Filename";
-
-   while ($cho=<INFILE>) {
-      $rec = $rec . $cho;
-   }
-   $cho = $rec;
-   $Outp="$OutputFilename";
-   open(OUTFILE, ">$Outp") or die "Cannot open $OutputFilename for output.";
-   $cho = substr($cho,24); 
-   $ByteCount = length($cho);
-   print " length is $ByteCount ";
-   $BulletinFlagFieldSep = sprintf( "****%10.10d****", $ByteCount);
-   if ($ByteCount  >  50  ) {
-     print OUTFILE "$BulletinFlagFieldSep\n";
-     print OUTFILE $cho;
-   }
-   close OUTFILE;
-   if ($SENDDBN eq "YES" ) {
-# 20051205 Modified by wx11rp to allow the script to run on any manchine labeled as the production machine
-#      $dbn_alert="/gpfs/w/nco/dbnet/bin/dbn_alert";
-      $dbn_alert=$ENV{'DBNROOT'} . "/bin/dbn_alert";
-      $type="GRIB_LOW";
-      $subtype=$DATEname;
-      $job2=$job;
-      $file_path=$Outp;
-     @command = ($dbn_alert, $type, $subtype, $job2, $file_path);
-      if (system (@command) != 0) {
-          print "Error alerting: @command \n";
-      }
-   }
-
-   close INFILE;
-   close OUTFILE;
-
-   print "$Filename -> $OutputFilename\n";
-}
diff --git a/ush/make_tif.sh b/ush/make_tif.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 2609d1d7..00000000
--- a/ush/make_tif.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-cd $DATA
-#
-#     Use Image Magick to convert the GIF to TIF    
-#        format
-#
-# module show  imagemagick-intel-sandybridge/6.8.3    on   CRAY
-# export PATH=$PATH:/usrx/local/prod/imagemagick/6.8.3/intel/sandybridge/bin:.
-# export LIBPATH="$LIBPATH":/usrx/local/prod/imagemagick/6.8.3/intel/sandybridge/lib
-# export DELEGATE_PATH=/usrx/local/prod/imagemagick/6.8.3/intel/sandybridge/share/ImageMagick-6
-
-# module show  imagemagick/6.9.9-25      on  DELL
-  export PATH=$PATH:/usrx/local/dev/packages/ImageMagick/6.9.9-25/bin:.
-  export LIBPATH="$LIBPATH":/usrx/local/dev/packages/ImageMagick/6.9.9-25/lib
-  export DELEGATE_PATH=/usrx/local/dev/packages/ImageMagick/6.9.9-25/share/ImageMagick-6
-
-  outname=out.tif                            
-
-  convert gif:$input fax:$outname                            
-
-#
-#  Add the ntc heading: 
-# 
-
-WMO=QTUA11
-ORIG=KWBC
-PDYHH=${PDY}${cyc}
-
-if [ $HEADER = "YES" ] 
-then
-   INPATH=$DATA/$outname
-   SUB=DFAX1064       
-#   make_NTC_file.pl $WMO $ORIG $PDYHH $SUB $INPATH $OUTPATH   
-   $UTILgfs/ush/make_NTC_file.pl $WMO $ORIG $PDYHH $SUB $INPATH $OUTPATH   
-#
-#  Send the graphic to TOC
-
-   cp $OUTPATH ${COMOUTwmo}/gfs_500_hgt_tmp_nh_anl_${cyc}.tif  
- if [ $SENDDBN = YES ]; then
-
-   $DBNROOT/bin/dbn_alert GRIB_LOW ${NET} ${job} ${COMOUTwmo}/gfs_500_hgt_tmp_nh_anl_${cyc}.tif
- fi
-fi
-
diff --git a/ush/month_name.sh b/ush/month_name.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 48437e21..00000000
--- a/ush/month_name.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,112 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/ksh
-
-####################################################################
-#
-#   SCRIPT:  month_name.sh
-#
-#   This script returns the name/abreviation of a month
-#   in a small text file, month_name.txt.  It also echos the 
-#   name/abreviation to stdout.  The form of the returned
-#   name/abreviation is specified by the script arguments.
-#
-#     USAGE:  ./month_name.sh < month > < monthspec>
-#
-#   EXAMPLE:  ./month_name.sh     5          MON
-#
-#        month         spec      contents of month_name.txt
-#     -----------     ------    ----------------------------
-#
-#        6/06          Mon                Jun
-#        8/08          Month              August               
-#        9/09          MON                SEP
-#         11           MONTH              NOVEMBER
-#
-#
-#   Note:  Variables may be assigned the value of the returned name
-#          by either of the following methods:
-#
-#          MM=`cat month_name.txt`  after executing month_name.sh
-#                            - OR - 
-#          MM=`month_name.sh 5 MON`  (for example)
-#
-#
-#
-#   HISTORY:   07/08/2005 -  Original script
-#
-#
-####################################################################
-
-
-  typeset -Z2 month_num
-
-
-  month_num=$1
-  month_spec=$2
-
-  case ${month_num} in
-
-    01) Mon=Jan 
-        Month=January   ;;
-
-    02) Mon=Feb
-        Month=February  ;;
-
-    03) Mon=Mar
-        Month=March     ;;
-
-    04) Mon=Apr
-        Month=April     ;;
-
-    05) Mon=May
-        Month=May       ;;
-
-    06) Mon=Jun
-        Month=June      ;;
-
-    07) Mon=Jul
-        Month=July      ;;
-
-    08) Mon=Aug
-        Month=August    ;;
-
-    09) Mon=Sep
-        Month=September ;;
-
-    10) Mon=Oct
-        Month=October   ;;
-
-    11) Mon=Nov
-        Month=November  ;;
-
-    12) Mon=Dec
-        Month=December  ;;
-
-  esac
-
-
-  if [ ${month_spec} = Mon ]; then
-
-    echo ${Mon}
-    echo ${Mon} > month_name.txt
-
-  elif [ ${month_spec} = Month ]; then
-
-    echo ${Month}
-    echo ${Month} > month_name.txt
-
-  elif [ ${month_spec} = MON ]; then
-
-    MON=`echo ${Mon} | tr [a-z] [A-Z]`
-    echo ${MON}
-    echo ${MON} > month_name.txt
-
-  elif [ ${month_spec} = MONTH ]; then
-
-    MONTH=`echo ${Month} | tr [a-z] [A-Z]`
-    echo ${MONTH}
-    echo ${MONTH} > month_name.txt
-
-  fi
-
-
-