diff --git a/sat_vapor_pres/include/sat_vapor_pres.inc b/sat_vapor_pres/include/sat_vapor_pres.inc
index 4412fe28b..8609391e8 100644
--- a/sat_vapor_pres/include/sat_vapor_pres.inc
+++ b/sat_vapor_pres/include/sat_vapor_pres.inc
@@ -1901,7 +1901,8 @@
 
  subroutine SHOW_ALL_BAD_1D_ ( temp )
  real(kind=FMS_SVP_KIND_)   , intent(in) :: temp(:) !< temperature in degrees Kelvin (K)
- integer :: i, ind, iunit
+ integer :: i, ind
+ character(len=256) :: output_msg
  !> DTINV, TMIN, TEPS are module level variables declared in r8_kind
  !! Thus they need to be converted to FMS_SVP_KIND_
  real(FMS_SVP_KIND_) :: dtinvll !< local version of module variable dtinvl
@@ -1912,11 +1913,11 @@
  tminll=real(tmin,FMS_SVP_KIND_)
  tepsll=real(teps,FMS_SVP_KIND_)
 
- iunit = stdoutunit
  do i=1,size(temp)
    ind = int( dtinvll*(temp(i)-tminll+tepsll) )
    if (ind < 0 .or. ind > nlim) then
-     write(iunit,'(a,e10.3,a,i4,a,i6)') 'Bad temperature=',temp(i),'  at i=',i,' pe=',mpp_pe()
+     write(output_msg,'(a,e10.3,a,i4)') 'Bad temperature=',temp(i),'  at i=',i
+     call mpp_error(WARNING, output_msg)
    endif
  enddo
 
diff --git a/sat_vapor_pres/sat_vapor_pres.F90 b/sat_vapor_pres/sat_vapor_pres.F90
index 727d2381b..93310f97c 100644
--- a/sat_vapor_pres/sat_vapor_pres.F90
+++ b/sat_vapor_pres/sat_vapor_pres.F90
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ module sat_vapor_pres_mod
 
  use         constants_mod, only:  TFREEZE, RDGAS, RVGAS, HLV, ES0
  use        fms_mod, only:  write_version_number, stdout, stdlog, mpp_pe, mpp_root_pe, &
-                            mpp_error, FATAL, fms_error_handler,   &
+                            mpp_error, FATAL, WARNING, fms_error_handler,   &
                             error_mesg, check_nml_error
  use        mpp_mod, only: input_nml_file
  use  sat_vapor_pres_k_mod, only:  sat_vapor_pres_init_k, lookup_es_k, &