diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index ab72b60a64..038388ac18 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/jessicameixner-noaa/WW3	
+  branch = syncdev2ufs20241220
 [submodule "stochastic_physics"]
   path = stochastic_physics
   url = https://github.com/NOAA-PSL/stochastic_physics
diff --git a/WW3 b/WW3
index 29063ec7b6..4aa0e31940 160000
--- a/WW3
+++ b/WW3
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 29063ec7b631d3a967172e8c45c5af13a18e0a82
+Subproject commit 4aa0e31940d902f1aa63168810c40f94c7d3b776