diff --git a/matlab/forcst.m b/matlab/forcst.m
index 47dcefe88..1e7f7259a 100644
--- a/matlab/forcst.m
+++ b/matlab/forcst.m
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+
 function [yf,int_width]=forcst(dr,y0,k,var_list)
   global M_  oo_ options_