diff --git a/modules/aeolus/aeolus_amv.py b/modules/aeolus/aeolus_amv.py
index 97a4dd481d77de5753739a6da9287d2867256f60..335c2efad233da188e997d99ff3d1ee86d95abc0 100644
--- a/modules/aeolus/aeolus_amv.py
+++ b/modules/aeolus/aeolus_amv.py
@@ -378,6 +378,8 @@ def create_file(filename, aeolus_to_amv_dct, aeolus_dct):
     num_amvs_per_prof = rootgrp.createVariable('num_amvs_per_prof', 'i4', ['num_aeolus_profs'])
     num_levs_per_prof = rootgrp.createVariable('num_levs_per_prof', 'i4', ['num_aeolus_profs'])
     prof_time = rootgrp.createVariable('time', 'f4', ['num_aeolus_profs'])
+    prf_lon = rootgrp.createVariable('prof_longitude', 'f4', ['num_aeolus_profs'])
+    prf_lat = rootgrp.createVariable('prof_latitude', 'f4', ['num_aeolus_profs'])
     prof_time.units = 'seconds since 1970-01-1 00:00:00'
 
     prf_azm = rootgrp.createVariable('prof_azm', 'f4', ['profs'])
@@ -414,6 +416,9 @@ def create_file(filename, aeolus_to_amv_dct, aeolus_dct):
         prf_spd[i_c:i_d] = prof[:, 6]
         i_c += nlevs
 
+        prf_lat[idx] = prof[0, 0]
+        prf_lon[idx] = prof[0, 1]
+
     num_amvs_per_prof[:] = num_amvs
     num_levs_per_prof[:] = num_levs
     prof_time[:] = times