diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+tch3.env
+cases
+data_regtests
+smc_docs
+ww3_from_ftp.tar.gz
+guide/*.log
+guide/*.aux
+guide/*.bbl
+guide/*.blg
+guide/*.toc
+guide/*.out
+guide/*.dvi
+guide/*.pdf
+manual/ww3_grid.tex
+manual/ww3_strt.tex
+manual/ww3_bounc.tex
+manual/ww3_bound.tex
+manual/ww3_prep.tex
+manual/ww3_prtide.tex
+manual/ww3_prnc.tex
+manual/ww3_gspl.tex
+manual/ww3_shel.tex
+manual/ww3_multi.tex
+manual/ww3_multi.tel
+manual/ww3_trck.tex
+manual/ww3_outf.tex
+manual/ww3_outp.tex
+manual/ww3_ounf.tex
+manual/ww3_ounp.tex
+manual/ww3_systrk.tex
+manual/ww3_uprstr.tex
+manual/ww3_grib.tex
+manual/ww3_gint.tex
+manual/gx_outf.tex
+manual/gx_outp.tex
+manual/*.log
+manual/*/*.aux
+manual/*.aux
+manual/*.bbl
+manual/*.blg
+manual/*.toc
+manual/*.out
+manual/*.dvi
+manual/*.pdf
+regtests/matrix*
+regtests/*/work*
+regtests/*/input*/*.nc
+regtests/*/input*/*/*.nc
+regtests/*/input*/partition.ww3
+regtests/*/*.png
+regtests/ww3_tp2.14/input/oasis3-mct/doc
+regtests/ww3_tp2.14/input*/*.nc.OAS*CM
+regtests/ww3_tp2.14/input*/*/*.nc.OAS*CM
+*.nc
+*/*.nc
+*/*/*.nc
+*/*/*/*.nc
+*.pdf
+*/*.pdf
+*/*/*.pdf
+*/*/*/*.pdf
diff --git a/model/bin/ww3_from_ftp.sh b/model/bin/ww3_from_ftp.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+#                                                                             #
+# Script for downloading data from ftp                                        #
+#                                                    Created 0ct 10, 2017     #
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+
+curr_dir=`pwd`
+
+#Get top level directory of ww3 from user: 
+echo -e "\n\n This script will download data from the ftp for WAVEWATCH III "
+echo -e "Enter the relative path to the main/top level directory, this would "
+echo -e "be '../../' if in the model/bin directory or '.' if already in the "
+echo -e "top/main directory:"
+read ww3dir 
+
+#Move to top level directory of ww3: 
+cd $ww3dir 
+
+#Download from ftp and uptar: 
+echo -e "Downloading and untaring file from ftp:" 
+wget ftp://polar.ncep.noaa.gov/tempor/ww3ftp/ww3_from_ftp.tar.gz
+tar -xvzf ww3_from_ftp.tar.gz
+
+#Move regtest info from data_regtests to regtests:
+echo -e "Moving data from data_regtests to regtets"  
+cp -r data_regtests/ww3_tp2.15/input/*.nc  regtests/ww3_tp2.15/input/
+cp -r data_regtests/ww3_tp2.13/*.png       regtests/ww3_tp2.13/
+cp -r data_regtests/ww3_tic1.4/input/*.nc  regtests/ww3_tic1.4/input/
+cp -r data_regtests/ww3_tp2.8/input/*.nc   regtests/ww3_tp2.8/input/
+cp -r data_regtests/ww3_tp2.12/input/*     regtests/ww3_tp2.12/input/
+cp -r data_regtests/ww3_tp2.12/input_be/*  regtests/ww3_tp2.12/input_be/
+cp -r data_regtests/ww3_tp2.12/input_le/*  regtests/ww3_tp2.12/input_le/
+cp -r data_regtests/ww3_tp2.14/input/r-ww3.nc.OAS*CM regtests/ww3_tp2.14/input/
+if [ ! -d regtests/ww3_tp2.14/input/oasis3-mct/doc ]
+then
+  mkdir regtests/ww3_tp2.14/input/oasis3-mct/doc
+fi
+cp -r data_regtests/ww3_tp2.14/input/oasis3-mct/doc/* regtests/ww3_tp2.14/input/oasis3-mct/doc/ 
+cp -r data_regtests/ww3_tp2.14/input/toy/*.nc.OAS*CM regtests/ww3_tp2.14/input/toy/
+
+#Do you want to clean up (aka delete tar file, delete the data_regtests directory) 
+echo -e "\n\n Do you want to delete the tar file ww3_from_ftp.tar.gz [y|n]: "
+read wnew
+if [ "${wnew}" = "Y" ] || [ "${wnew}" = "y" ]
+then
+  echo -e '\n Deleting tar file ww3_from_ftp.tar.gz'
+  rm ww3_from_ftp.tar.gz
+else
+  echo -e ' Not deleting tar file.' 
+fi
+
+echo -e "\n\n Files were copied from the data_regtests to the regtets folder."
+echo -e "Do you want to delete the data_regtests folder? [y|n]: "
+read wnew2
+if [ "${wnew2}" = "Y" ] || [ "${wnew2}" = "y" ]
+then
+  echo -e '\n Deleting the data_regtests folder'
+  rm -rf data_regtests
+else
+  echo -e ' Not deleting the data_regtests folder.' 
+fi
+
+#move back to original directory: 
+cd $curr_dir
+echo -e "End of ww3_from_ftp.sh"