diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index a3775fc12d..569c6de1fa 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@
   branch = develop
 [submodule "WW3"]
   path = WW3
-  url = https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/WW3
-  branch = dev/ufs-weather-model
+  #url = https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/WW3
+  #branch = dev/ufs-weather-model
+  url = https://github.com/DeniseWorthen/WW3
+  branch = feature/updatewm
 [submodule "stochastic_physics"]
   path = stochastic_physics
   url = https://github.com/NOAA-PSL/stochastic_physics
diff --git a/WW3 b/WW3
index d1df516f03..4293329efb 160000
--- a/WW3
+++ b/WW3
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit d1df516f03ff3b5b39e80d70e6a642b324c2bda5
+Subproject commit 4293329efb959526d0d9cac3269a6d6736dd06fa