diff --git a/modules/util/sss1day_FMB_py3.py b/modules/util/sss1day_FMB_py3.py
index 88e21cd3fe8b5e0b87771ddfa3bff7bc7fc43f6f..f05ebb2e9a390ba0267c1db387c16503d99ddc03 100644
--- a/modules/util/sss1day_FMB_py3.py
+++ b/modules/util/sss1day_FMB_py3.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ print(files)
 nfile  = len(files)
 allobs = 0
 wind_err_thresh = 50
+check_wind_err = True
 
 f66=open('./ray1day.out', 'w+')
 f60=open('./mie1day.out', 'w+')
@@ -117,41 +118,41 @@ for n, filename in enumerate(files):
 
   mie_azimuth = zeros(rid.shape)
   mie_err = zeros(rid.shape)
-  mie_hhh     = zeros(rid.shape)
-  mie_hht     = zeros(rid.shape)
-  mie_hhb     = zeros(rid.shape)
-  mie_wind    = zeros(rid.shape)
+  mie_hhh = zeros(rid.shape)
+  mie_hht = zeros(rid.shape)
+  mie_hhb = zeros(rid.shape)
+  mie_wind = zeros(rid.shape)
 #  mie_pppp    = zeros(rid.shape)	#klukens
-  mie_valid   = zeros(rid.shape)
-  mie_length  = zeros(rid.shape)
-  mie_sratio  = zeros(rid.shape)
+  mie_valid = zeros(rid.shape)
+  mie_length = zeros(rid.shape)
+  mie_sratio = zeros(rid.shape)
 #  mie_snr     = zeros(rid.shape)
 
 #  wind m/s, 
 
-  mie_wind[rid !=0]    = mie_wind0[rid[rid !=0]-1]*0.01 
-  mie_azimuth[rid !=0] = mie_azimuth0[rid[rid !=0]-1]*1.0
+  mie_wind[rid != 0] = mie_wind0[rid[rid != 0]-1]*0.01
+  mie_azimuth[rid != 0] = mie_azimuth0[rid[rid != 0]-1]*1.0
 
-  mie_valid[rid !=0]   = mie_valid0[rid[rid !=0]-1]
+  mie_valid[rid != 0] = mie_valid0[rid[rid != 0]-1]
 #     length in km output
-  mie_length[rid !=0]  = mie_length0[rid[rid !=0]-1]*0.001
+  mie_length[rid != 0] = mie_length0[rid[rid != 0]-1]*0.001
 
 #  mie_pppp[rid !=0] = mie_pppp0[rid[rid !=0]-1]*0.01	#klukens
 
 #  wind error m/s
-  mie_err[rid !=0] = mie_err0[rid[rid !=0]-1]*1.0
+  mie_err[rid != 0] = mie_err0[rid[rid != 0]-1]*1.0
 #  mie_snr    [rid !=0] = mie_snr0     [rid[rid !=0]-1]*1.0
 
 #    height in (km)
 #    add 250m shift to the height for this version of L2B data
-  mie_hhh[rid !=0] = mie_alt0[rid[rid !=0]-1] *0.001+0.25
+  mie_hhh[rid != 0] = mie_alt0[rid[rid != 0]-1] * 0.001+0.25
 
-  mie_hht[rid !=0] = mie_altt[rid[rid !=0]-1] *0.001 +0.25
-  mie_hhb[rid !=0] = mie_altb[rid[rid !=0]-1] *0.001 +0.25
+  mie_hht[rid != 0] = mie_altt[rid[rid != 0]-1] * 0.001 + 0.25
+  mie_hhb[rid != 0] = mie_altb[rid[rid != 0]-1] * 0.001 + 0.25
 
-  latrid    = coda.fetch(product, 'mie_profile',-1, 'Profile_lat_average')
-  lonrid    = coda.fetch(product, 'mie_profile',-1, 'Profile_lon_average')
-  sstime    = coda.fetch(product, 'mie_profile',-1, 'Profile_DateTime_Average')
+  latrid = coda.fetch(product, 'mie_profile',-1, 'Profile_lat_average')
+  lonrid = coda.fetch(product, 'mie_profile',-1, 'Profile_lon_average')
+  sstime = coda.fetch(product, 'mie_profile',-1, 'Profile_DateTime_Average')
 
   for i in range(nprofm):
      timestep = datetime.datetime(2000, 1, 1)+datetime.timedelta(seconds=sstime[i])
@@ -160,24 +161,34 @@ for n, filename in enumerate(files):
      dd = timestep.strftime('%d')
      hh = timestep.strftime('%H')
      min = timestep.strftime('%M')
-     sec = timestep.strftime('%S')	#klukens
+     sec = timestep.strftime('%S')	 # klukens
 
-     totlevs = numpy.sum(logical_and(mie_valid[i, :] > 0, logical_and(rid[i, :] > 0, mie_err[i, :] < wind_err_thresh)))
+     if check_wind_err:
+        totlevs = numpy.sum(logical_and(mie_valid[i, :] > 0, logical_and(rid[i, :] > 0, mie_err[i, :] < wind_err_thresh)))
+     else:
+        totlevs = numpy.sum(logical_and(mie_valid[i, :] > 0, rid[i, :] > 0))
 
      if totlevs > 0:
-      if typ_id[i] == 1:
-#     cloudy type Mie winds
+      if typ_id[i] == 1:  # cloudy type Mie winds
 
        print(yyyy, mm, dd, hh, min, sec, '%7.2f %7.2f %2i' % (float(lonrid[i]), float(latrid[i]), int(totlevs)), file=f60)
 
-       for m in range(nlevm):
-#       keep consistent with the lines of totlevs above !!!
-        if rid[i, m] > 0:
-         if mie_err[i, m] < wind_err_thresh:
-          if mie_valid[i, m] > 0.0:
-           print('%2i %7.2f %7.2f %7.2f %7.2f %7.2f %7.2f %7.2f' % (int(m+1),
-             mie_hhh[i,m], mie_hht[i,m], mie_hhb[i,m], mie_err[i,m],
-             mie_azimuth[i,m], mie_wind[i,m], mie_length[i,m]), file=f60)
+       if check_wind_err:
+           for m in range(nlevm):
+    #       keep consistent with the lines of totlevs above !!!
+            if rid[i, m] > 0:
+             if mie_err[i, m] < wind_err_thresh:
+              if mie_valid[i, m] > 0.0:
+               print('%2i %7.2f %7.2f %7.2f %7.2f %7.2f %7.2f %7.2f' % (int(m+1),
+                 mie_hhh[i,m], mie_hht[i,m], mie_hhb[i,m], mie_err[i,m],
+                 mie_azimuth[i,m], mie_wind[i,m], mie_length[i,m]), file=f60)
+       else:
+           for m in range(nlevm):
+            if rid[i, m] > 0:
+              if mie_valid[i, m] > 0.0:
+                print('%2i %7.2f %7.2f %7.2f %7.2f %7.2f %7.2f %7.2f' % (int(m+1),
+                   mie_hhh[i,m], mie_hht[i,m], mie_hhb[i,m], mie_err[i,m],
+                      mie_azimuth[i,m], mie_wind[i,m], mie_length[i,m]), file=f60)
 
 
 # -----------------------------------------------
@@ -202,24 +213,23 @@ for n, filename in enumerate(files):
 #   NOTE: i = 0 - nprof-1 in the xrange FUNTION of PYTHON 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------
 
-  ray_azimuth  = zeros(rid.shape)
-  ray_err  = zeros(rid.shape)
-  wind_sens_T  = zeros(rid.shape)
-  wind_sens_P  = zeros(rid.shape)
-  ray_length   = zeros(rid.shape)
-  ray_valid    = zeros(rid.shape)
-  ref_temp     = zeros(rid.shape)
-  ref_pppp     = zeros(rid.shape)
+  ray_azimuth = zeros(rid.shape)
+  ray_err = zeros(rid.shape)
+  wind_sens_T = zeros(rid.shape)
+  wind_sens_P = zeros(rid.shape)
+  ray_length = zeros(rid.shape)
+  ray_valid = zeros(rid.shape)
+  ref_temp = zeros(rid.shape)
+  ref_pppp = zeros(rid.shape)
   ray_hhh = zeros(rid.shape)
   ray_hht = zeros(rid.shape)
   ray_hhb = zeros(rid.shape)
-  ray_wind     = zeros(rid.shape)
-  ray_sratio   = zeros(rid.shape)
+  ray_wind = zeros(rid.shape)
+  ray_sratio = zeros(rid.shape)
 
-
-  ray_wind[rid !=0] = rayleigh_wind0[rid[rid !=0]-1]*0.01 
-  ray_azimuth[rid !=0] = rayleigh_azimuth0[rid[rid !=0]-1]*1.0
-  ray_sratio [rid !=0] = rayleigh_sratio0[rid[rid !=0]-1]*1.0
+  ray_wind[rid != 0] = rayleigh_wind0[rid[rid != 0]-1]*0.01
+  ray_azimuth[rid != 0] = rayleigh_azimuth0[rid[rid != 0]-1]*1.0
+  ray_sratio [rid != 0] = rayleigh_sratio0[rid[rid != 0]-1]*1.0
 
 #  print(rayleigh_wind0.shape)
 #  print(rid.shape)
@@ -228,24 +238,24 @@ for n, filename in enumerate(files):
 #
 
 #  wind error m/s
-  ray_err[rid !=0] = rayleigh_err0[rid[rid !=0]-1]*1.0
+  ray_err[rid != 0] = rayleigh_err0[rid[rid != 0]-1]*1.0
 
 #   m/s/K
-  wind_sens_T[rid !=0] = rayleigh_wind_to_T[rid[rid !=0]-1]*0.01
+  wind_sens_T[rid != 0] = rayleigh_wind_to_T[rid[rid != 0]-1]*0.01
 # K
-  ref_temp[rid !=0] = rayleigh_temp[rid[rid !=0]-1]
-  ref_pppp[rid !=0] = rayleigh_pppp[rid[rid !=0]-1]*0.01
+  ref_temp[rid != 0] = rayleigh_temp[rid[rid != 0]-1]
+  ref_pppp[rid != 0] = rayleigh_pppp[rid[rid != 0]-1]*0.01
 
 # cm/s/hPa 
-  wind_sens_P[rid !=0] = rayleigh_wind_to_P[rid[rid !=0]-1] *1.0e-4
-  ray_length[rid !=0] = ray_length0[rid[rid !=0]-1] *0.001
-  ray_valid[rid !=0]  =  rayleigh_valid0[rid[rid !=0]-1]
+  wind_sens_P[rid != 0] = rayleigh_wind_to_P[rid[rid !=0]-1] * 1.0e-4
+  ray_length[rid != 0] = ray_length0[rid[rid != 0]-1] * 0.001
+  ray_valid[rid != 0] = rayleigh_valid0[rid[rid != 0]-1]
 
 #    height in (km)
 #    add 250m shift to the height for this version of L2B data
-  ray_hhh[rid !=0] = rayleigh_alt0[rid[rid !=0]-1] *0.001 +0.25
-  ray_hht[rid !=0] = rayleigh_altt[rid[rid !=0]-1] *0.001 +0.25
-  ray_hhb[rid !=0] = rayleigh_altb[rid[rid !=0]-1] *0.001 +0.25
+  ray_hhh[rid != 0] = rayleigh_alt0[rid[rid != 0]-1] * 0.001 + 0.25
+  ray_hht[rid != 0] = rayleigh_altt[rid[rid != 0]-1] * 0.001 + 0.25
+  ray_hhb[rid != 0] = rayleigh_altb[rid[rid != 0]-1] * 0.001 + 0.25
 
   latrid =coda.fetch(product, 'rayleigh_profile',-1, 'Profile_lat_average')
   lonrid =coda.fetch(product, 'rayleigh_profile',-1, 'Profile_lon_average')
@@ -260,14 +270,10 @@ for n, filename in enumerate(files):
      min  = timestep.strftime('%M')
      sec  = timestep.strftime('%S')	#klukens
 
-     totlevs = 0
-     for m in range(nlev):
-       if rid[i, m] > 0:
-        if ray_err[i,m] < wind_err_thresh:
-         if ray_valid[i, m] > 0.0:
-          totlevs = totlevs + 1
-
-     totlevs = numpy.sum(logical_and(ray_valid[i, :] > 0, logical_and(rid[i, :] > 0, ray_err[i, :] < wind_err_thresh)))
+     if check_wind_err:
+         totlevs = numpy.sum(logical_and(ray_valid[i, :] > 0, logical_and(rid[i, :] > 0, ray_err[i, :] < wind_err_thresh)))
+     else:
+         totlevs = numpy.sum(logical_and(ray_valid[i, :] > 0, rid[i, :] > 0))
 
 #  for clear sky Rayleigh winds ----------
      if totlevs > 0:
@@ -275,16 +281,26 @@ for n, filename in enumerate(files):
 
        print(yyyy, mm, dd, hh, min, sec, '%7.2f %7.2f %2i' % (float(lonrid[i]), float(latrid[i]), int(totlevs)), file=f66)
 
-       for m in range(nlev):
-#       keep consistent with the lines of totlevs above !!!
-        if rid[i, m] > 0:
-          if ray_err[i,m] < wind_err_thresh:
-           if ray_valid[i, m] > 0.0:
-            print('%2i %7.2f %7.2f %7.2f %7.2f %7.2f %7.2f %7.2f %7.2f %7.2f %7.2f %7.2f %7.2f'
-              % (int(m+1), ray_hhh[i,m], ray_hht[i,m], ray_hhb[i,m],
-              ray_err[i,m], ray_azimuth[i,m], ray_wind[i,m],
-              ref_temp[i,m]*0.01, ref_pppp[i,m], wind_sens_T[i,m],
-              wind_sens_P[i,m], ray_sratio [i,m], ray_length[i,m]), file=f66)
+       if check_wind_err:
+           for m in range(nlev):
+    #       keep consistent with the lines of totlevs above !!!
+            if rid[i, m] > 0:
+              if ray_err[i, m] < wind_err_thresh:
+               if ray_valid[i, m] > 0.0:
+                print('%2i %7.2f %7.2f %7.2f %7.2f %7.2f %7.2f %7.2f %7.2f %7.2f %7.2f %7.2f %7.2f'
+                  % (int(m+1), ray_hhh[i,m], ray_hht[i,m], ray_hhb[i,m],
+                  ray_err[i,m], ray_azimuth[i,m], ray_wind[i,m],
+                  ref_temp[i,m]*0.01, ref_pppp[i,m], wind_sens_T[i,m],
+                  wind_sens_P[i,m], ray_sratio [i,m], ray_length[i,m]), file=f66)
+       else:
+           for m in range(nlev):
+               if rid[i, m] > 0:
+                    if ray_valid[i, m] > 0.0:
+                        print('%2i %7.2f %7.2f %7.2f %7.2f %7.2f %7.2f %7.2f %7.2f %7.2f %7.2f %7.2f %7.2f'
+                           % (int(m + 1), ray_hhh[i, m], ray_hht[i, m], ray_hhb[i, m],
+                                    ray_err[i, m], ray_azimuth[i, m], ray_wind[i, m],
+                                    ref_temp[i, m] * 0.01, ref_pppp[i, m], wind_sens_T[i, m],
+                                    wind_sens_P[i, m], ray_sratio[i, m], ray_length[i, m]), file=f66)
 
   coda.close(product)