diff --git a/sorc/ncep_post.fd/SURFCE.f b/sorc/ncep_post.fd/SURFCE.f
index e3ca85ab8..4fead8379 100644
--- a/sorc/ncep_post.fd/SURFCE.f
+++ b/sorc/ncep_post.fd/SURFCE.f
@@ -5153,11 +5153,17 @@ SUBROUTINE SURFCE
                  totprcp = (RAINC_BUCKET(I,J) + RAINNC_BUCKET(I,J))*1.e-3
                ENDIF
                snowratio = 0.0
-               if(graup_bucket(i,j)*1.e-3 > totprcp.and.graup_bucket(i,j)/=spval)then
-                 print *,'WARNING - Graupel is higher that total precip at point',i,j
-                 print *,'totprcp,graup_bucket(i,j),snow_bucket(i,j),rainnc_bucket',&
-                          totprcp,graup_bucket(i,j),snow_bucket(i,j),rainnc_bucket(i,j)
-               endif
+!-- This following warning message prints too often and is being commented out by
+!-- Anders Jensen on 30 Jan 2024. I think that this warning message prints only when 
+!-- graupel alone is reaching the surface. Total precipitation is interpolated 
+!-- and precipitation from individual hydrometeor categories is not. Thus, when 
+!-- total precipitation equals graupel precipitation and total precipitation is 
+!-- interpolated and graupel precipitation is not, the two values may not be equal.
+!               if(graup_bucket(i,j)*1.e-3 > totprcp.and.graup_bucket(i,j)/=spval)then
+!                 print *,'WARNING - Graupel is higher than total precip at point',i,j
+!                 print *,'totprcp,graup_bucket(i,j)*1.e-3,snow_bucket(i,j),rainnc_bucket',&
+!                          totprcp,graup_bucket(i,j)*1.e-3,snow_bucket(i,j),rainnc_bucket(i,j)
+!               endif
 
 !  ---------------------------------------------------------------
 !  Minimum 1h precipitation to even consider p-type specification