diff --git a/jobs/JGDAS_GLOBAL_OCEAN_ANALYSIS_PREP_OBS b/jobs/JGDAS_GLOBAL_OCEAN_ANALYSIS_PREP_OBS
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..5224b2e5a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jobs/JGDAS_GLOBAL_OCEAN_ANALYSIS_PREP_OBS
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+export STRICT="NO"
+source "${HOMEgfs}/ush/preamble.sh"
+source "${HOMEgfs}/ush/jjob_header.sh" -e "ocnanalprepobs" -c "base ocnanal ocnanalprepobs"
+
+
+##############################################
+# Set variables used in the script
+##############################################
+export CDUMP=${CDUMP:-${RUN:-"gfs"}}
+# Ignore possible spelling error (nothing is misspelled)
+# shellcheck disable=SC2153
+
+##############################################
+# Begin JOB SPECIFIC work
+##############################################
+
+# Add UFSDA to PYTHONPATH
+export PYTHONPATH=${HOMEgfs}/sorc/gdas.cd/ush/:${HOMEgfs}/sorc/gdas.cd/ush/eva:${PYTHONPATH}
+export PYTHONPATH=${HOMEgfs}/sorc/gdas.cd/ush/soca:${PYTHONPATH}
+
+###############################################################
+# Run relevant script
+
+#EXSCRIPT=${GDASPREPPY:-${HOMEgfs}/sorc/gdas.cd/scripts/exgdas_global_marine_analysis_vrfy.py}
+#${EXSCRIPT}
+#status=$?
+#[[ ${status} -ne 0 ]] && exit "${status}"
+
+##############################################
+# End JOB SPECIFIC work
+##############################################
+
+##############################################
+# Final processing
+##############################################
+if [[ -e "${pgmout}" ]] ; then
+  cat "${pgmout}"
+fi
+
+##########################################
+# Do not remove the Temporary working directory (do this in POST)
+##########################################
+cd "${DATAROOT}" || exit 1
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/parm/config/gfs/config.ocnanalprepobs b/parm/config/gfs/config.ocnanalprepobs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a4101bf174
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/config/gfs/config.ocnanalprepobs
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+########## config.ocnanalprep ##########
+# Pre Ocn Analysis specific
+
+echo "BEGIN: config.ocnanalprepobs"
+
+# Get task specific resources
+. "${EXPDIR}/config.resources" ocnanalprepobs
+echo "END: config.ocnanalprepobs"
diff --git a/parm/config/gfs/config.resources b/parm/config/gfs/config.resources
index 6844802a0b..0e4c85f8d4 100644
--- a/parm/config/gfs/config.resources
+++ b/parm/config/gfs/config.resources
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ if [[ $# -ne 1 ]]; then
     echo "waveinit waveprep wavepostsbs wavepostbndpnt wavepostbndpntbll wavepostpnt"
     echo "wavegempak waveawipsbulls waveawipsgridded"
     echo "postsnd awips gempak"
-    echo "ocnanalprep ocnanalbmat ocnanalrun ocnanalchkpt ocnanalpost ocnanalvrfy"
+    echo "ocnanalprep ocnanalprepobs ocnanalbmat ocnanalrun ocnanalchkpt ocnanalpost ocnanalvrfy"
     exit 1
 
 fi
@@ -328,6 +328,16 @@ elif [[ "${step}" = "ocnanalprep" ]]; then
     export npe_node_ocnanalprep
     export memory_ocnanalprep="24GB"
 
+elif [[ "${step}" = "ocnanalprepobs" ]]; then
+
+    export wtime_ocnanalprepobs="00:10:00"
+    export npe_ocnanalprepobs=1
+    export nth_ocnanalprepobs=1
+    npe_node_ocnanalprepobs=$(echo "${npe_node_max} / ${nth_ocnanalprepobs}" | bc)
+    export npe_node_ocnanalprepobs
+    export memory_ocnanalprepobs="24GB"
+
+
 elif [[ "${step}" = "ocnanalbmat" ]]; then
    npes=16
    case ${CASE} in