diff --git a/ush/set_rrfs_config_general.sh b/ush/set_rrfs_config_general.sh
index 38108ee07..965703d69 100644
--- a/ush/set_rrfs_config_general.sh
+++ b/ush/set_rrfs_config_general.sh
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ elif [[ ${PREDEF_GRID_NAME} == "RRFS_NA_3km" ]] ; then
     WTIME_RUN_FCST="02:30:00"
     WTIME_RUN_FCST_LONG="05:30:00"
     WTIME_MAKE_LBCS="02:30:00"
-    WTIME_RUN_BUFRSND="04:45:00"
+    WTIME_RUN_BUFRSND="05:30:00"
 
     CLEAN_OLDPROD_HRS="120"
     CLEAN_OLDLOG_HRS="120"