diff --git a/model/ftn/w3odatmd.ftn b/model/ftn/w3odatmd.ftn
index 090297a2a..dd413c6ae 100644
--- a/model/ftn/w3odatmd.ftn
+++ b/model/ftn/w3odatmd.ftn
@@ -390,6 +390,7 @@
         LOGICAL               :: FLFORM, FLCOMB, O6INIT
         INTEGER               :: PTMETH   ! C. Bunney; Partitioning method
         REAL                  :: PTFCUT   ! C. Bunney; Part. 5 freq cut
+        LOGICAL               :: DISTP    ! SH; discrete Tp
       END TYPE OTYPE6
 !/
       TYPE OUTPUT
@@ -492,7 +493,7 @@
       LOGICAL, POINTER        :: FLFORM, FLCOMB, O6INIT
       INTEGER, POINTER        :: PTMETH   ! C. Bunney; Partitioning method
       REAL, POINTER           :: PTFCUT   ! C. Bunney; Part. 5 freq cut
-      INTEGER, POINTER        :: DISTP    ! SH; request discrete peak period
+      LOGICAL, POINTER        :: DISTP    ! SH; request discrete peak period
 !/
       CONTAINS
 !/ ------------------------------------------------------------------- /
@@ -1647,6 +1648,7 @@
       PTMETH => OUTPTS(IMOD)%OUT6%PTMETH
       PTFCUT => OUTPTS(IMOD)%OUT6%PTFCUT
       FLFORM => OUTPTS(IMOD)%OUT6%FLFORM
+      DISTP => OUTPTS(IMOD)%OUT6%DISTP
       O6INIT => OUTPTS(IMOD)%OUT6%O6INIT
 !
       RETURN
diff --git a/model/ftn/w3partmd.ftn b/model/ftn/w3partmd.ftn
index e959954fb..6c149c7e7 100644
--- a/model/ftn/w3partmd.ftn
+++ b/model/ftn/w3partmd.ftn
@@ -1276,7 +1276,7 @@
         DENOM  = XL*EH - XH*EL
         SIGP   = SIG(IFPMAX(IP))
      !/ --- Parabolic fit around the spectral peak ---
-        IF (DISTP.NE.1 .AND. DENOM.NE.0.) THEN
+        IF (.NOT.DISTP .AND. DENOM.NE.0.) THEN
            SIGP   = SIGP *( 1. + 0.5 * ( XL2*EH - XH2*EL ) &
                          / SIGN ( ABS(DENOM) , DENOM ) )
         END IF
@@ -1284,7 +1284,7 @@
 !
         IK = IFPMAX(IP)
         EFPMAX(IP) = SUMF(IK,IP) * DTH
-        IF (DISTP.NE.1 .AND. IK.GT.1 .AND. IK.LT.NK) THEN
+        IF (.NOT.DISTP .AND. IK.GT.1 .AND. IK.LT.NK) THEN
           EL    = SUMF(IK-1,IP) * DTH
           EH    = SUMF(IK+1,IP) * DTH
           NUMER = 0.125 * ( EL - EH )**2
diff --git a/model/ftn/ww3_grid.ftn b/model/ftn/ww3_grid.ftn
index fae71efb6..3fd43f30a 100644
--- a/model/ftn/ww3_grid.ftn
+++ b/model/ftn/ww3_grid.ftn
@@ -703,10 +703,8 @@
                                  ICEHDISP, ICEFDISP, ICEDDISP, BTBET
 !
       REAL(8)                 :: GSHIFT ! see notes in WMGHGH
-      LOGICAL                 :: FLC, ICEDISP, TRCKCMPR
+      LOGICAL                 :: FLC, ICEDISP, TRCKCMPR, DISCRTP
       INTEGER                 :: PTM     ! Partitioning method
-      INTEGER                 :: DISCRTP ! smoothed (0) or discrete (1) peak
-                                         ! period
       REAL                    :: PTFC    ! Part. cut off freq (for method 5)
       CHARACTER               :: PMNAME*45, PMNAM2*45  ! Part. method desc.
 !/FLD1      INTEGER                 :: TAILTYPE
@@ -888,7 +886,7 @@
                       STDX, STDY, STDT, ICEHMIN, ICEHINIT, ICEDISP,   &
                       ICESLN, ICEWIND, ICESNL, ICESDS, ICEHFAC,       &
                       ICEHDISP, ICEDDISP, ICEFDISP, NOLEAP, TRCKCMPR, &
-                      PTM, PTFC, BTBET, DISCRTP
+                      PTM, DISCRTP, PTFC, BTBET 
            NAMELIST /OUTS/ P2SF, I1P2SF, I2P2SF,                      &
                              US3D, I1US3D, I2US3D,                    &
                              USSP, IUSSP, STK_WN,                     &
@@ -2193,7 +2191,7 @@
       TRCKCMPR = .TRUE.
       NOSW   = 5
       PTM    = 1    ! Default to standard WW3 partitioning. C. Bunney
-      DISCRTP= 0    ! Default to smoothed tp
+      DISCRTP= .FALSE.   ! Default to smoothed tp
       PTFC   = 0.1  ! Part. method 5 cutoff freq default. C. Bunney
       FMICHE = 1.6
       RWNDC  = 1.
@@ -2505,7 +2503,8 @@
       WSCUT  = MIN ( 1.0001 , MAX ( 0. , WSC ) )
       FLCOMB = FLC
       NOSWLL = MAX ( 1 , NOSW )
-      DISTP = DISCRTP  ! discrete(1) or smoothed(0) tp
+      DISTP = DISCRTP  ! output discrete peak period
+      write(6,*) DISCRTP
       PTMETH = PTM  ! Partitioning method. Chris Bunney (Jan 2016)
       PTFCUT = PTFC ! Freq cutoff for partitiong method 5
       PMNAM2 = ""
@@ -2538,7 +2537,7 @@
         ELSE
           J      = 2
         END IF
-      WRITE (NDSO,966) IHMAX, HSPMIN, WSMULT, WSCUT, YESXNO(J), NOSWLL
+      WRITE (NDSO,966) IHMAX, HSPMIN, WSMULT, WSCUT, YESXNO(J), DISTP, NOSWLL
       WRITE (NDSO,5971) PMNAME
       IF( PMNAM2 .NE. "" ) WRITE (NDSO,5972) PMNAM2
 !!    WRITE (NDSO,966) IHMAX, HSPMIN, WSMULT, WSCUT, YESXNO(J)
@@ -2726,7 +2725,7 @@
                                 ICEHINIT, ICEDISP, ICEHDISP,          &
                                 ICESLN, ICEWIND, ICESNL, ICESDS,      &
                                 ICEDDISP,ICEFDISP, NOLEAP, TRCKCMPR,  &
-                                BTBETA
+                                BTBETA, DISTP
         ELSE
           WRITE (NDSO,2966) CICE0, CICEN, LICE, PMOVE, XSEED, FLAGTR, &
                                 XP, XR, XFILT, IHMAX, HSPMIN, WSMULT, &
@@ -2736,7 +2735,7 @@
                                 ICEHINIT, ICEDISP, ICEHDISP,          &
                                 ICESLN, ICEWIND, ICESNL, ICESDS,      &
                                 ICEDDISP, ICEFDISP, NOLEAP, TRCKCMPR, &
-                                BTBETA
+                                BTBETA, DISTP
           END IF
 !
 !/FLD1         WRITE(NDSO,2987) TAIL_ID, TAIL_LEV, TAIL_TRAN1, TAIL_TRAN2
@@ -5643,6 +5642,7 @@
                '       Wind area multiplier    (-) :',F9.3/           &
                '       Cut-off wind sea fract. (-) :',F9.3/           &
                '       Combine wind seas           :  ',A/            &
+               '       Discrete peak period        :  ',L3/           &
                '       Number of swells in fld out :',I5)
   967 FORMAT (/'    Miche-style limiting wave height :'/              &
                '       Hs,max/d factor         (-) :',F9.3/           &
@@ -5742,7 +5742,7 @@
                      ', ICESNL = ',F6.2,', ICESDS = ',F5.2,','/       &
                '        ICEDDISP = ',F5.2,', ICEFDISP = ',F5.2,       &
                      ', NOLEAP = ',L3,' , TRCKCMPR = ', L3,','/       &
-               '        BTBET  = ', F6.2, ' /')
+               '        BTBET  = ', F6.2, ', DISTP = ',L3,' /')
 !
  2976 FORMAT ( '  &OUTS P2SF  =',I2,', I1P2SF =',I2,', I2P2SF =',I3,','/&    
                '        US3D  =',I2,', I1US3D =',I3,', I2US3D =',I3,','/&