diff --git a/scripts/exregional_make_ics.sh b/scripts/exregional_make_ics.sh
index 3cd3dfdf7..c89e458fe 100755
--- a/scripts/exregional_make_ics.sh
+++ b/scripts/exregional_make_ics.sh
@@ -611,6 +611,48 @@ mv_vrfy gfs.bndy.nc ${ics_dir}/gfs_bndy.tile${TILE_RGNL}.000.nc
 #
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
+# Process FVCOM Data
+#
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+if [ "${USE_FVCOM}" = "TRUE" ]; then
+
+  fvcom_exec_fn="fvcom_to_FV3"
+  fvcom_exec_fp="$EXECDIR/${fvcom_exec_fn}"
+  if [ ! -f "${fvcom_exec_fp}" ]; then
+    print_err_msg_exit "\
+The executable (fvcom_exec_fp) for processing FVCOM data onto FV3-LAM
+native grid does not exist:
+  fvcom_exec_fp = \"${fvcom_exec_fp}\"
+Please ensure that you've built this executable."
+  fi
+  cp_vrfy ${fvcom_exec_fp} ${ics_dir}/.
+  fvcom_data_fp="${FVCOM_DIR}/${FVCOM_FILE}"
+  if [ ! -f "${fvcom_data_fp}" ]; then
+    print_err_msg_exit "\
+The file or path (fvcom_data_fp) does not exist:
+  fvcom_data_fp = \"${fvcom_data_fp}\"
+Please check the following user defined variables:
+  FVCOM_DIR = \"${FVCOM_DIR}\"
+  FVCOM_FILE= \"${FVCOM_FILE}\" "
+  fi
+
+  cp_vrfy ${fvcom_data_fp} ${ics_dir}/fvcom.nc  
+  cd_vrfy ${ics_dir}
+  ${APRUN} ${fvcom_exec_fn} sfc_data.tile${TILE_RGNL}.halo${NH0}.nc fvcom.nc || \
+  print_err_msg_exit "\
+Call to executable (fvcom_exe) to modify sfc fields for FV3-LAM failed:
+  fvcom_exe = \"${fvcom_exe}\"
+The following variables were being used:
+  FVCOM_DIR = \"${FVCOM_DIR}\"
+  FVCOM_FILE = \"${FVCOM_FILE}\"
+  ics_dir = \"${ics_dir}\"
+  fvcom_exe_dir = \"${fvcom_exe_dir}\"
+  fvcom_exe = \"${fvcom_exe}\""
+fi
+#
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
 # Print message indicating successful completion of script.
 #
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/ush/config_defaults.sh b/ush/config_defaults.sh
index 7ce18a4d6..a80bff088 100644
--- a/ush/config_defaults.sh
+++ b/ush/config_defaults.sh
@@ -1277,3 +1277,27 @@ HALO_BLEND=0
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
 GWD_RRFS_v1beta_BASEDIR=""
+#
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+# USE_FVCOM:
+# Flag set to update surface conditions in FV3-LAM with fields generated
+# from the Finite Volume Community Ocean Model (FVCOM). This will
+# replace lake/sea surface temperature, ice surface temperature, and ice
+# placement. FVCOM data must already be interpolated to the desired
+# FV3-LAM grid. This flag will be used in make_ics to modify sfc_data.nc
+# after chgres_cube is run by running the routine process_FVCOM.exe
+#
+# FVCOM_DIR:
+# User defined directory where FVCOM data already interpolated to FV3-LAM
+# grid is located. File name in this path should be "fvcom.nc" to allow
+#
+# FVCOM_FILE:
+# Name of file located in FVCOM_DIR that has FVCOM data interpolated to 
+# FV3-LAM grid. This file will be copied later to a new location and name
+# changed to fvcom.nc
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+USE_FVCOM="FALSE"
+FVCOM_DIR="/user/defined/dir/to/fvcom/data"
+FVCOM_FILE="fvcom.nc"
diff --git a/ush/setup.sh b/ush/setup.sh
index 20a6f49c4..d55b90d7d 100755
--- a/ush/setup.sh
+++ b/ush/setup.sh
@@ -310,6 +310,27 @@ if [ "${DO_SPPT}" = "FALSE" ]; then
   SPPT_MAG=-999.0
 fi
 
+#
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+# Make sure that USE_FVCOM is set to a valid value and assign directory
+# and file names.
+#
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+check_var_valid_value "USE_FVCOM" "valid_vals_USE_FVCOM"
+#
+# Set USE_FVCOM to either "TRUE" or "FALSE" so we don't have to consider
+# other valid values later on.
+#
+USE_FVCOM=${USE_FVCOM^^}
+if [ "$USE_FVCOM" = "TRUE" ] || \
+   [ "$USE_FVCOM" = "YES" ]; then
+  USE_FVCOM="TRUE"
+elif [ "$USE_FVCOM" = "FALSE" ] || \
+     [ "$USE_FVCOM" = "NO" ]; then
+  USE_FVCOM="FALSE"
+fi
 #
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
@@ -2813,6 +2834,18 @@ $( printf "\"%s\" \\\\\n" "${ALL_CDATES[@]}" )
 #
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
+# If USE_FVCOM is set to TRUE, then FVCOM data (located in FVCOM_DIR
+# in FVCOM_FILE) will be used to update lower boundary conditions during
+# make_ics.
+#
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+USE_FVCOM="${USE_FVCOM}"
+FVCOM_DIR="${FVCOM_DIR}"
+FVCOM_FILE="${FVCOM_FILE}"
+#
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
 # Computational parameters.
 #
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/ush/valid_param_vals.sh b/ush/valid_param_vals.sh
index be3d8c177..f7590e0dd 100644
--- a/ush/valid_param_vals.sh
+++ b/ush/valid_param_vals.sh
@@ -74,3 +74,4 @@ valid_vals_DO_SHUM=("TRUE" "true" "YES" "yes" "FALSE" "false" "NO" "no")
 valid_vals_DO_SPPT=("TRUE" "true" "YES" "yes" "FALSE" "false" "NO" "no")
 valid_vals_DO_SKEB=("TRUE" "true" "YES" "yes" "FALSE" "false" "NO" "no")
 valid_vals_USE_ZMTNBLCK=("TRUE" "true" "YES" "yes" "FALSE" "false" "NO" "no")
+valid_vals_USE_FVCOM=("TRUE" "true" "YES" "yes" "FALSE" "false" "NO" "no")