diff --git a/model/bin/cmplr.env b/model/bin/cmplr.env
index 67d50e94e9..656d250c05 100644
--- a/model/bin/cmplr.env
+++ b/model/bin/cmplr.env
@@ -9,13 +9,14 @@
 #                                                                             #
 # use : cmplr.env cmplr                                                       #
 #                                                                             #
-#  cmplr : keyword based on a value and optional suffix and prefix            #
+#  cmplr : keyword based on a value and optional suffix, prefix and extras    #
 #                                                                             #
 #       value : mpt / intel / gnu / pgi                                       #
 #       suffix : _debug                                                       #
 #       prefix : zeus_ / datarmor_                                            #
+#       extras : so_                                                          #
 #                                                                             #
-#  - examples : intel / pgi_debug / datarmor_mpt_debug                        #
+#  - examples : intel / pgi_debug / datarmor_mpt_debug / so_intel              #
 #                                                                             #
 # remarks :                                                                   #
 #                                                                             #
@@ -98,6 +99,7 @@ fi
 ###############################
 
 if [ "$cmplr" == "intel" ] || [ "$cmplr" == "intel_debug" ] || \
+   [ "$cmplr" == "so_intel" ] || [ "$cmplr" == "so_intel_debug" ] || \
    [ "$cmplr" == "zeus_intel" ] || [ "$cmplr" == "zeus_intel_debug" ] || \
    [ "$cmplr" == "datarmor_intel" ] || [ "$cmplr" == "datarmor_intel_debug" ] ; then
 
@@ -149,17 +151,20 @@ if [ "$cmplr" == "intel" ] || [ "$cmplr" == "intel_debug" ] || \
     optc="$optc -xhost"
     optl="$optl -xhost"
   fi
+  
+  if [ ! -z "$(echo $cmplr | grep so)" ] ; then
+    optc="$optc -fPIC"
+    optl='-o $prog -p -g'
+  fi
 
 fi
 
-
-
-
 ###############################
 # GNU                         #
 ###############################
 
 if [ "$cmplr" == "gnu" ] || [ "$cmplr" == "gnu_debug" ] || \
+   [ "$cmplr" == "so_gnu" ] || [ "$cmplr" == "so_gnu_debug" ] || \
    [ "$cmplr" == "zeus_gnu" ] || [ "$cmplr" == "zeus_gnu_debug" ] || \
    [ "$cmplr" == "datarmor_gnu" ] || [ "$cmplr" == "datarmor_gnu_debug" ] ; then
 
@@ -209,11 +214,11 @@ if [ "$cmplr" == "gnu" ] || [ "$cmplr" == "gnu_debug" ] || \
     optl="$optl -march=native"
   fi
 
+  if [ ! -z "$(echo $cmplr | grep so)" ] ; then
+    optc="$optc -fPIC"
+  fi
 fi
 
-
-
-
 ###############################
 # PGI                         #
 ###############################
diff --git a/model/bin/comp.Intel b/model/bin/comp.Intel
index fa8ffd4334..5491ecb560 100755
--- a/model/bin/comp.Intel
+++ b/model/bin/comp.Intel
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
 #
 # Intel compiler on Linux ----------------------------------------------------
 # 2.b.1 Build options and determine compiler name
-
+  
   opt="-c $list -O3 -assume byterecl -ip -module $path_m"
 # opt="-c $list -O3 -assume byterecl -xSSE4.2 -ip  -module $path_m"
 # opt="-c $list -O3 -assume byterecl -prec-div -prec-sqrt -xHost -align array128byte -ip  -module $path_m"
diff --git a/model/bin/make_makefile.sh b/model/bin/make_makefile.sh
index 0afcd54065..2038dcb971 100755
--- a/model/bin/make_makefile.sh
+++ b/model/bin/make_makefile.sh
@@ -851,6 +851,7 @@
          ww3_ounp ww3_gspl ww3_gint ww3_bound ww3_bounc ww3_systrk $tideprog"
   progs="$progs ww3_multi_esmf  ww3_uprstr"
   progs="$progs libww3"
+  progs="$progs libww3.so"
 
   for prog in $progs
   do
@@ -1059,6 +1060,13 @@
              source="w3triamd w3srcemd $dsx $flx $ln $st $nl $bt $ic $is $db $tr $bs $xx $refcode $igcode $uostmd"
                  IO='w3iogrmd w3iogomd w3iopomd w3iotrmd w3iorsmd w3iobcmd w3iosfmd w3partmd'
                 aux="constants w3servmd w3timemd $tidecode w3arrymd w3dispmd w3cspcmd w3gsrumd" ;;
+     libww3.so) IDstring='Object file archive'
+               core='w3fldsmd w3initmd w3wavemd w3wdasmd w3updtmd'
+               data='wmmdatmd w3gdatmd w3wdatmd w3adatmd w3idatmd w3odatmd'
+               prop="$pr"
+             source="w3triamd w3srcemd $dsx $flx $ln $st $nl $bt $ic $is $db $tr $bs $xx $refcode $igcode $uostmd"
+                 IO='w3iogrmd w3iogomd w3iopomd w3iotrmd w3iorsmd w3iobcmd w3iosfmd w3partmd'
+                aux="constants w3servmd w3timemd $tidecode w3arrymd w3dispmd w3cspcmd w3gsrumd" ;;  
      ww3_uprstr) IDstring='Update Restart File' 
               core= 
 	          data='wmmdatmd w3triamd w3gdatmd w3wdatmd w3adatmd w3idatmd w3odatmd' 
@@ -1078,7 +1086,7 @@
       filesl="$data $core $prop $source $IO $aux"
     # if program name is libww3, then
     # the target is compile and create archive
-    elif [ "$prog" = "libww3" ]
+    elif [ "$prog" = "libww3" ] ||  [ "$prog" = "libww3.so" ]
     then
       d_string="$prog"' : $(aPo)/'
       files="$aux $core $data $prop $source $IO"
@@ -1123,6 +1131,19 @@
       done
       echo "	@cd \$(aPo); $ar_cmd $lib $objs" >> makefile
       echo ' '                                   >> makefile
+    # if program name is libww3.so, then
+    # the target is compile and create archive
+    elif [ "$prog" = "libww3.so" ]
+    then
+      lib=$prog
+      objs=""
+      for file in $filesl
+      do
+        objs="$objs $file.o"
+      done
+      echo "	@cd \$(aPo); ld -o $lib -shared $objs" >> makefile
+      echo ' '                                   >> makefile
+      
     else
       echo '	@$(aPb)/link '"$filesl"          >> makefile
       echo ' '                                   >> makefile
diff --git a/model/bin/w3_automake b/model/bin/w3_automake
index dc80435e01..ae312067b9 100755
--- a/model/bin/w3_automake
+++ b/model/bin/w3_automake
@@ -192,6 +192,12 @@
     reg_programs="$reg_programs ww3_gspl"
   fi
 
+  if [ -n "`grep -nri fPIC $comp_file`" ]
+  then
+    reg_programs="$reg_programs libww3.so"
+  else
+    echo 'Shared Object     : No'
+  fi
 
 # 1.f sort sequential and parallel programs - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 
diff --git a/model/bin/w3_make b/model/bin/w3_make
index f2727ea8ae..153da7be7a 100755
--- a/model/bin/w3_make
+++ b/model/bin/w3_make
@@ -220,6 +220,13 @@
     reg_programs="$reg_programs ww3_shel"
   fi
 
+  if [ -n "`grep -nri fPIC $comp_file`" ]
+  then
+    reg_programs="$reg_programs libww3.so"
+  else
+    echo 'Shared Object     : No'
+  fi
+
   # if no progs in argument
   if [ -z "$all_programs" ]
   then
@@ -662,6 +669,9 @@ EOF
       # if program name is libww3, then
       # the target is compile and create archive
       elif [ "$prog" = "libww3" ]
+      then
+        target="$prog"
+      elif [ "$prog" = "libww3.so" ]
       then
         target="$prog"
       else
diff --git a/model/bin/w3_setup b/model/bin/w3_setup
index 78df92a680..bf5cde5d8c 100755
--- a/model/bin/w3_setup
+++ b/model/bin/w3_setup
@@ -412,9 +412,11 @@ then
        [ "$cmplr" == "zeus_mpt" ] || [ "$cmplr" == "zeus_mpt_debug" ]               || \
        [ "$cmplr" == "datarmor_mpt" ] || [ "$cmplr" == "datarmor_mpt_debug" ]       || \
        [ "$cmplr" == "intel" ] || [ "$cmplr" == "intel_debug" ]                     || \
+       [ "$cmplr" == "so_intel" ] || [ "$cmplr" == "so_intel_debug" ]               || \
        [ "$cmplr" == "zeus_intel" ] || [ "$cmplr" == "zeus_intel_debug" ]           || \
        [ "$cmplr" == "datarmor_intel" ] || [ "$cmplr" == "datarmor_intel_debug" ]   || \
        [ "$cmplr" == "gnu" ] || [ "$cmplr" == "gnu_debug" ]                         || \
+       [ "$cmplr" == "so_gnu" ] || [ "$cmplr" == "so_gnu_debug" ]                   || \
        [ "$cmplr" == "zeus_gnu" ] || [ "$cmplr" == "zeus_gnu_debug" ]               || \
        [ "$cmplr" == "datarmor_gnu" ] || [ "$cmplr" == "datarmor_gnu_debug" ]       || \
        [ "$cmplr" == "pgi" ] || [ "$cmplr" == "pgi_debug" ]                         || \
@@ -422,7 +424,7 @@ then
        [ "$cmplr" == "datarmor_pgi" ] || [ "$cmplr" == "datarmor_pgi_debug" ] ; then
      source $path_b/cmplr.env
      sed -e "s/<optc>/$optc/" -e "s/<comp_seq>/$comp_seq/" -e "s/<comp_mpi>/$comp_mpi/" $path_b/comp.tmpl > $path_b/comp
-    echo "      sed $path_b/comp.tmpl => $path_b/comp"
+     echo "      sed $path_b/comp.tmpl => $path_b/comp"
   else
     errmsg "$path_b/comp.$cmplr not found"
     exit 1
@@ -436,9 +438,11 @@ then
        [ "$cmplr" == "zeus_mpt" ] || [ "$cmplr" == "zeus_mpt_debug" ]               || \
        [ "$cmplr" == "datarmor_mpt" ] || [ "$cmplr" == "datarmor_mpt_debug" ]       || \
        [ "$cmplr" == "intel" ] || [ "$cmplr" == "intel_debug" ]                     || \
+       [ "$cmplr" == "so_intel" ] || [ "$cmplr" == "so_intel_debug" ]               || \
        [ "$cmplr" == "zeus_intel" ] || [ "$cmplr" == "zeus_intel_debug" ]           || \
        [ "$cmplr" == "datarmor_intel" ] || [ "$cmplr" == "datarmor_intel_debug" ]   || \
        [ "$cmplr" == "gnu" ] || [ "$cmplr" == "gnu_debug" ]                         || \
+       [ "$cmplr" == "so_gnu" ] || [ "$cmplr" == "so_gnu_debug" ]                   || \
        [ "$cmplr" == "zeus_gnu" ] || [ "$cmplr" == "zeus_gnu_debug" ]               || \
        [ "$cmplr" == "datarmor_gnu" ] || [ "$cmplr" == "datarmor_gnu_debug" ]       || \
        [ "$cmplr" == "pgi" ] || [ "$cmplr" == "pgi_debug" ]                         || \
@@ -453,7 +457,6 @@ then
   fi
   chmod 775 $path_b/comp $path_b/link
 fi
-
 # 3.d Setup switch file
 if [ $swtch ]
 then
diff --git a/model/bin/ww3_from_ftp.sh b/model/bin/ww3_from_ftp.sh
index 6630a5c977..33daa927ee 100755
--- a/model/bin/ww3_from_ftp.sh
+++ b/model/bin/ww3_from_ftp.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ wget ftp://polar.ncep.noaa.gov/tempor/ww3ftp/ww3_from_ftp.v6.07.tar.gz
 tar -xvzf ww3_from_ftp.v6.07.tar.gz
 
 #Move regtest info from data_regtests to regtests:
-echo -e "Moving data from data_regtests to regtets"  
+echo -e "Moving data from data_regtests to regtests"  
 cp -r data_regtests/ww3_tp2.15/input/*.nc  regtests/ww3_tp2.15/input/
 cp -r data_regtests/ww3_tp2.13/*.png       regtests/ww3_tp2.13/
 cp -r data_regtests/ww3_tic1.4/input/*.nc  regtests/ww3_tic1.4/input/
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ else
   echo -e ' Not deleting tar file.' 
 fi
 
-echo -e "\n\n Files were copied from the data_regtests to the regtets folder."
+echo -e "\n\n Files were copied from the data_regtests to the regtests folder."
 echo -e "Do you want to delete the data_regtests folder? [y|n]: "
 read wnew2
 if [ "${wnew2}" = "Y" ] || [ "${wnew2}" = "y" ]