diff --git a/modules/amv/intercompare.py b/modules/amv/intercompare.py
index bd8edc3afb7322e8d8089be74f6c85729da0a835..ff7308644a7357484b6c98b7c96a235008e4d777 100644
--- a/modules/amv/intercompare.py
+++ b/modules/amv/intercompare.py
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ def direction_difference(dir_a, dir_b):
     return diff
 
 
-def get_amv_winds_match(dist_threshold=150, cqi=50):
+def get_amv_winds_match(dist_threshold=150, cqi=50, lat_range=[-60, 60]):
     # match all to EUM
     amvs_eum = get_amv_nd('/Users/rink/data/amv_intercompare/EUM321_csv.csv')
     amvs_brz = get_amv_nd('/Users/rink/data/amv_intercompare/BRZCPTECfin_121_csv.csv')
@@ -756,12 +756,12 @@ def get_amv_winds_match(dist_threshold=150, cqi=50):
     amvs_noa = get_amv_nd('/Users/rink/data/amv_intercompare/NOA621_csv.csv')
     amvs_nwc = get_amv_nd('/Users/rink/data/amv_intercompare/NWC721_csv.csv')
 
-    amvs_eum = filter_amvs(amvs_eum, cqi=cqi, lat_range=[-60, 60])
-    amvs_brz = filter_amvs(amvs_brz, cqi=cqi, lat_range=[-60, 60])
-    amvs_jma = filter_amvs(amvs_jma, cqi=cqi, lat_range=[-60, 60])
-    amvs_kma = filter_amvs(amvs_kma, cqi=cqi, lat_range=[-60, 60])
-    amvs_nwc = filter_amvs(amvs_nwc, cqi=cqi, lat_range=[-60, 60])
-    amvs_noa = filter_amvs(amvs_noa, cqi=cqi, lat_range=[-60, 60])
+    amvs_eum = filter_amvs(amvs_eum, cqi=cqi, lat_range=lat_range)
+    amvs_brz = filter_amvs(amvs_brz, cqi=cqi, lat_range=lat_range)
+    amvs_jma = filter_amvs(amvs_jma, cqi=cqi, lat_range=lat_range)
+    amvs_kma = filter_amvs(amvs_kma, cqi=cqi, lat_range=lat_range)
+    amvs_nwc = filter_amvs(amvs_nwc, cqi=cqi, lat_range=lat_range)
+    amvs_noa = filter_amvs(amvs_noa, cqi=cqi, lat_range=lat_range)
 
     lat_idx = amv_hdr_list.index('lat')
     lon_idx = amv_hdr_list.index('lon')