diff --git a/configure b/configure
index e17dcb1878..5e2bedb10f 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ if `pwd | grep ' ' > /dev/null ` ; then
   echo and this may cause problems for your build.  This can occur, for example, on
   echo Windows systems.  It is strongly recommended that you install WRF and other
   echo related software such as NetCDF in directories whose path names contain no
-  echo white space.  On Win, for example, create and install in a directory under C:.
+  echo white space.  On Windows, for example, create and install in a directory under C:.
   echo '*****************************************************************************'
 fi
 
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ fi
 #Checking cross-compiling capability for some particular environment
 #on Linux and Mac box
 
-if [ $os = "Linux" -o $os = "Darwin" ]; then
+if [ $os = "Linux" -o $os = "Darwin" -o $os = "CYGWIN_NT" ]; then
 
   SFC=`grep '^SFC' configure.wrf | awk '{print $3}'`
   SCC=`grep '^SCC' configure.wrf | awk '{print $3}'`
diff --git a/doc/README.cygwin.md b/doc/README.cygwin.md
index 1d8599e951..3c5b45461d 100644
--- a/doc/README.cygwin.md
+++ b/doc/README.cygwin.md
@@ -17,11 +17,28 @@
 		- gcc-core (OpenMP for smpar)
 		- gcc-fortran
 		- libnetcdf-fortran-devel
+		- libnetcdf-devel
+		- libhdf5-devel
+		- zlib-devel
 		- openmpi (MPI for dmpar)
 		- libopenmpi-devel (MPI for dmpar)
+		- libhwloc-devel (MPI for dmpar)
+		- libevent-devel (MPI for dmpar)
 		- libjasper-devel (GRIB)
 		- perl
+		- perl_base
 		- tcsh
+		- m4
+		- make
+		- libtirpc-devel
+		- sed
+		- gawk
+		- tar
+		- gzip
+		- coreutils
+		- which
+		- file
+		- grep
 	- Select install
 	- Accept the packages pulled in as dependencies
 	- Wait for download, install, and postinstall steps.  This will
diff --git a/doc/README.netcdf4par b/doc/README.netcdf4par
index a4f50e1a07..e40edb9240 100644
--- a/doc/README.netcdf4par
+++ b/doc/README.netcdf4par
@@ -41,4 +41,4 @@ Performance seems to vary with how 'regular' the domain decomposition is
 (i.e., patch size). Some experimentation with manually setting the decomposition
 may be needed for optimal writing times. Also pay attention to file system 
 striping (Lustre), where setting the number stripes should not exceed the
-number of nodes used by the job.
\ No newline at end of file
+number of nodes used by the job.