diff --git a/src/basic/vx_util/mask_sid.cc b/src/basic/vx_util/mask_sid.cc
index a98bb1608c..7c888bfda3 100644
--- a/src/basic/vx_util/mask_sid.cc
+++ b/src/basic/vx_util/mask_sid.cc
@@ -137,13 +137,13 @@ void MaskSID::add_css(const string &text) {
 
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-bool MaskSID::has(const string &s) const {
+bool MaskSID::has_sid(const string &s) const {
    return SIDMap.count(s) > 0;
 }
 
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-bool MaskSID::has(const string &s, double &weight) const {
+bool MaskSID::has_sid(const string &s, double &weight) const {
    bool found = false;
 
    if(SIDMap.count(s) == 0) {
diff --git a/src/basic/vx_util/mask_sid.h b/src/basic/vx_util/mask_sid.h
index f0d8dab66c..81b7071f37 100644
--- a/src/basic/vx_util/mask_sid.h
+++ b/src/basic/vx_util/mask_sid.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ class MaskSID {
 
       int n() const;
       std::string name() const;
+      bool has_weights() const;
       const std::map<std::string,double> & sid_map() const;
 
       void set_name(const std::string &);
@@ -52,14 +53,15 @@ class MaskSID {
       // Formatted as: station_name(numeric_weight)
       void add(const std::string &);
       void add_css(const std::string &);
-      bool has(const std::string &) const ;
-      bool has(const std::string &, double &) const;
+      bool has_sid(const std::string &) const ;
+      bool has_sid(const std::string &, double &) const;
 };
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-inline int         MaskSID::n()    const { return (int) SIDMap.size(); }
-inline std::string MaskSID::name() const { return Name;                }
+inline int         MaskSID::n()           const { return (int) SIDMap.size(); }
+inline std::string MaskSID::name()        const { return Name;                }
+inline bool        MaskSID::has_weights() const { return HasWeights;          }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
diff --git a/src/libcode/vx_analysis_util/stat_job.cc b/src/libcode/vx_analysis_util/stat_job.cc
index 9c5849407c..ef7d6827e8 100644
--- a/src/libcode/vx_analysis_util/stat_job.cc
+++ b/src/libcode/vx_analysis_util/stat_job.cc
@@ -1809,11 +1809,11 @@ void STATAnalysisJob::set_mask_sid(const char *c) {
         << "Station ID Mask: " << mask_sid_str << "\n";
 
    MaskSID ms = parse_sid_mask(mask_sid_str);
-   for(const auto &pair : ms.sid_map) mask_sid.add(pair.first);
+   for(const auto &pair : ms.sid_map()) mask_sid.add(pair.first);
 
    // List the length of the station ID mask
    mlog << Debug(2)
-        << "Parsed Station ID Mask (" << ms.name
+        << "Parsed Station ID Mask (" << ms.name()
         << ") containing " << mask_sid.n() << " stations\n";
 
    return;
diff --git a/src/libcode/vx_statistics/pair_base.cc b/src/libcode/vx_statistics/pair_base.cc
index 3f79ed4543..89be360b65 100644
--- a/src/libcode/vx_statistics/pair_base.cc
+++ b/src/libcode/vx_statistics/pair_base.cc
@@ -790,7 +790,7 @@ void PairBase::set_point_weight(const PointWeightType wgt_flag) {
            << mask_sid_ptr->name() << "\" station ID masking region.\n";
 
       // Print warning if no weights are provided
-      if(!mask_sid_ptr->has_weights) {
+      if(!mask_sid_ptr->has_weights()) {
          mlog << Warning << "\n" << method_name
               << "station ID point weighting requested but no weights "
               << "were defined in the \"" << mask_sid_ptr->name()
@@ -802,7 +802,7 @@ void PairBase::set_point_weight(const PointWeightType wgt_flag) {
       for(int i_obs=0; i_obs<n_obs; i_obs++) {
 
          double wgt; 
-         if(mask_sid_ptr->has(sid_sa[i_obs], wgt)) {
+         if(mask_sid_ptr->has_sid(sid_sa[i_obs], wgt)) {
             wgt_na.set(i_obs, wgt);
          }
          else {
@@ -1923,7 +1923,7 @@ bool VxPairBase::is_keeper_mask(
    }
    // Otherwise, check for the masking SID list
    else if( pb_ptr[n]->mask_sid_ptr != nullptr &&
-           !pb_ptr[n]->mask_sid_ptr->has(hdr_sid_str)) {
+           !pb_ptr[n]->mask_sid_ptr->has_sid(hdr_sid_str)) {
 
       if(mlog.verbosity_level() >= REJECT_DEBUG_LEVEL) {
          mlog << Debug(REJECT_DEBUG_LEVEL)
diff --git a/src/tools/core/ensemble_stat/ensemble_stat_conf_info.cc b/src/tools/core/ensemble_stat/ensemble_stat_conf_info.cc
index e10852434c..912f577803 100644
--- a/src/tools/core/ensemble_stat/ensemble_stat_conf_info.cc
+++ b/src/tools/core/ensemble_stat/ensemble_stat_conf_info.cc
@@ -450,8 +450,8 @@ void EnsembleStatConfInfo::process_masks(const Grid &grid) {
                  << "Processing station ID mask: "
                  << vx_opt[i].mask_sid[j] << "\n";
             MaskSID ms = parse_sid_mask(vx_opt[i].mask_sid[j]);
-            sid_map[vx_opt[i].mask_sid[j]] = ms.name;
-            mask_sid_map[ms.name] = ms;
+            sid_map[vx_opt[i].mask_sid[j]] = ms.name();
+            mask_sid_map[ms.name()] = ms;
          }
 
          // Store the name only for point verification
diff --git a/src/tools/core/point_stat/point_stat_conf_info.cc b/src/tools/core/point_stat/point_stat_conf_info.cc
index d2e6530caa..f3c7e511e2 100644
--- a/src/tools/core/point_stat/point_stat_conf_info.cc
+++ b/src/tools/core/point_stat/point_stat_conf_info.cc
@@ -448,8 +448,8 @@ void PointStatConfInfo::process_masks(const Grid &grid) {
                  << "Processing station ID mask: "
                  << vx_opt[i].mask_sid[j] << "\n";
             MaskSID ms = parse_sid_mask(vx_opt[i].mask_sid[j]);
-            sid_map[vx_opt[i].mask_sid[j]] = ms.name;
-            mask_sid_map[ms.name] = ms;
+            sid_map[vx_opt[i].mask_sid[j]] = ms.name();
+            mask_sid_map[ms.name()] = ms;
          }
 
          // Store the name for the current station ID mask
diff --git a/src/tools/other/ascii2nc/ascii2nc.cc b/src/tools/other/ascii2nc/ascii2nc.cc
index f17e99e63e..c8fb632dda 100644
--- a/src/tools/other/ascii2nc/ascii2nc.cc
+++ b/src/tools/other/ascii2nc/ascii2nc.cc
@@ -749,11 +749,11 @@ void set_mask_sid(const StringArray & a) {
         << "Station ID Mask: " << a[0] << "\n";
 
    MaskSID ms = parse_sid_mask(a[0]);
-   for(const auto &pair : ms.sid_map) mask_sid.add(pair.first);
+   for(const auto &pair : ms.sid_map()) mask_sid.add(pair.first);
 
    // List the length of the station ID mask
    mlog << Debug(2)
-        << "Parsed Station ID Mask (" << ms.name
+        << "Parsed Station ID Mask (" << ms.name()
         << ") containing " << mask_sid.n() << " stations\n";
 }
 
diff --git a/src/tools/other/ioda2nc/ioda2nc.cc b/src/tools/other/ioda2nc/ioda2nc.cc
index d69c05f5c7..6e2d57c25b 100644
--- a/src/tools/other/ioda2nc/ioda2nc.cc
+++ b/src/tools/other/ioda2nc/ioda2nc.cc
@@ -1561,10 +1561,10 @@ void set_mask_sid(const StringArray & a) {
    mlog << Debug(1) << "Station ID Mask: " << a[0] << "\n";
 
    MaskSID ms = parse_sid_mask(a[0]);
-   for(const auto &pair : ms.sid_map) mask_sid.add(pair.first);
+   for(const auto &pair : ms.sid_map()) mask_sid.add(pair.first);
 
    // List the length of the station ID mask
-   mlog << Debug(2) << "Parsed Station ID Mask (" << ms.name 
+   mlog << Debug(2) << "Parsed Station ID Mask (" << ms.name() 
         << ") containing " << mask_sid.n() << " stations\n";
 }
 
diff --git a/src/tools/other/madis2nc/madis2nc.cc b/src/tools/other/madis2nc/madis2nc.cc
index 86b96cf317..8831dde2aa 100644
--- a/src/tools/other/madis2nc/madis2nc.cc
+++ b/src/tools/other/madis2nc/madis2nc.cc
@@ -3743,11 +3743,11 @@ void set_mask_sid(const StringArray & a) {
         << "Station ID Mask: " << a[0] << "\n";
 
    MaskSID ms = parse_sid_mask(a[0]);
-   for(const auto &pair : ms.sid_map) mask_sid.add(pair.first);
+   for(const auto &pair : ms.sid_map()) mask_sid.add(pair.first);
 
    // List the length of the station ID mask
    mlog << Debug(2)
-        << "Parsed Station ID Mask (" << ms.name 
+        << "Parsed Station ID Mask (" << ms.name() 
         << ") containing " << mask_sid.n() << " stations\n";
 }