diff --git a/mpas_analysis/ocean/plot_transect_subtask.py b/mpas_analysis/ocean/plot_transect_subtask.py
index 843badb7a..0c212ab58 100644
--- a/mpas_analysis/ocean/plot_transect_subtask.py
+++ b/mpas_analysis/ocean/plot_transect_subtask.py
@@ -657,7 +657,6 @@ def _plot_transect(self, remappedModelClimatology, remappedRefClimatology):
 
         # }}}
 
-
     def _lat_greater_extent(self, lat, lon):
         # {{{
         """
diff --git a/mpas_analysis/shared/plot/vertical_section.py b/mpas_analysis/shared/plot/vertical_section.py
index ed89d9326..eea14f770 100644
--- a/mpas_analysis/shared/plot/vertical_section.py
+++ b/mpas_analysis/shared/plot/vertical_section.py
@@ -708,8 +708,8 @@ def plot_vertical_section(
 
     movingAveragePoints : int, optional
         the number of points over which to perform a moving average
-        NOTE: this option is mostly intended for use when ``xCoordIsTime`` is True,
-        although it will work with other data as well.  Also, the moving
+        NOTE: this option is mostly intended for use when ``xCoordIsTime`` is
+        True, although it will work with other data as well.  Also, the moving
         average calculation is based on number of points, not actual x axis
         values, so for best results, the values in the first entry in
         ``xCoords`` should be equally spaced.
@@ -893,7 +893,8 @@ def plot_vertical_section(
     else:
         # display a white heatmap to get a white background for non-land
         zeroArray = xr.zeros_like(field)
-        plt.tricontourf(maskedTriangulation, zeroArray.values.ravel(), colors='white')
+        plt.tricontourf(maskedTriangulation, zeroArray.values.ravel(),
+                        colors='white')
 
     ax = plt.gca()
     ax.set_facecolor(backgroundColor)
@@ -1026,6 +1027,7 @@ def plot_vertical_section(
 
     return fig, ax  # }}}
 
+
 def _get_triangulation(x, y, mask):
     """divide each quad in the x/y mesh into 2 triangles"""