diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index ab72b60a64..c256cfd9c3 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,23 +1,31 @@
 [submodule "FV3"]
   path = FV3
-  url = https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/fv3atm
-  branch = develop
+  #url = https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/fv3atm
+  #branch = develop
+  url = https://github.com/DusanJovic-NOAA/fv3atm
+  branch = remove_findesmf
 [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/DusanJovic-NOAA/WW3
+  branch = remove_findesmf
 [submodule "stochastic_physics"]
   path = stochastic_physics
   url = https://github.com/NOAA-PSL/stochastic_physics
   branch = master
 [submodule "CMakeModules"]
   path = CMakeModules
-  url = https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/CMakeModules
-  branch = develop
+  #url = https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/CMakeModules
+  #branch = develop
+  url = https://github.com/climbfuji/CMakeModules
+  branch = feature/remove_findesmf
 [submodule "CMEPS"]
   path = CMEPS-interface/CMEPS
-  url = https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/CMEPS
-  branch = emc/develop
+  #url = https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/CMEPS
+  #branch = emc/develop
+  url = https://github.com/DusanJovic-NOAA/CMEPS
+  branch = remove_findesmf
 [submodule "HYCOM"]
   path = HYCOM-interface/HYCOM
   url = https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/HYCOM-src
@@ -32,20 +40,26 @@
   branch = develop
 [submodule "CDEPS"]
   path = CDEPS-interface/CDEPS
-  url = https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/CDEPS
-  branch = develop
+  #url = https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/CDEPS
+  #branch = develop
+  url = https://github.com/DusanJovic-NOAA/CDEPS
+  branch = remove_findesmf
 [submodule "GOCART"]
   path = GOCART
   url = https://github.com/GEOS-ESM/GOCART
   branch = develop
 [submodule "AQM"]
   path = AQM
-  url = https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/AQM
-  branch = develop
+  #url = https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/AQM
+  #branch = develop
+  url = https://github.com/DusanJovic-NOAA/AQM
+  branch = remove_findesmf
 [submodule "NOAHMP"]
   path = NOAHMP-interface/noahmp
-  url = https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/noahmp
-  branch = develop
+  #url = https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/noahmp
+  #branch = develop
+  url = https://github.com/DusanJovic-NOAA/noahmp
+  branch = remove_findesmf
 [submodule "LM4-driver"]
   path = LM4-driver
   url = https://github.com/NOAA-GFDL/LM4-NUOPC-driver
diff --git a/AQM b/AQM
index 37cbb7d684..fc2cd7c887 160000
--- a/AQM
+++ b/AQM
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 37cbb7d6840ae7515a9a8f0dfd4d89461b3396d1
+Subproject commit fc2cd7c88703bcd2eb3f8ad2f71721c1fa01f5f9
diff --git a/CDEPS-interface/CDEPS b/CDEPS-interface/CDEPS
index 1f9eaaa142..50c63f586a 160000
--- a/CDEPS-interface/CDEPS
+++ b/CDEPS-interface/CDEPS
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 1f9eaaa142c8b07ed6b788c9f44ea02cc86d0bae
+Subproject commit 50c63f586ad6f0de59db8e616ff33552d4a5c71a
diff --git a/CDEPS-interface/CMakeLists.txt b/CDEPS-interface/CMakeLists.txt
index afea540965..4ad50123b2 100644
--- a/CDEPS-interface/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CDEPS-interface/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ set_target_properties(share PROPERTIES Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_
 target_include_directories(share PRIVATE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/ufs/cdeps_share)
 target_include_directories(share PRIVATE $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/mod>)
 target_compile_definitions(share PRIVATE ${CDEPS_SHARE_DEFS})
-target_link_libraries(share PRIVATE esmf)
+target_link_libraries(share PRIVATE ESMF::ESMF)
 
 # CDEPS/streams
 add_library(streams OBJECT ${cdeps_streams_files})
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ set_target_properties(streams PROPERTIES Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURREN
 target_include_directories(streams PRIVATE $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/mod>)
 target_compile_definitions(streams PUBLIC "DISABLE_FoX")
 target_link_libraries(streams PRIVATE share)
-target_link_libraries(streams PRIVATE esmf PIO::PIO_Fortran)
+target_link_libraries(streams PRIVATE ESMF::ESMF PIO::PIO_Fortran)
 
 # CDEPS/dshr
 add_library(dshr OBJECT ${cdeps_dshr_files})
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ add_dependencies(dshr share streams)
 set_target_properties(dshr PROPERTIES Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/mod)
 target_include_directories(dshr PRIVATE $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/mod>)
 target_link_libraries(dshr PRIVATE share streams)
-target_link_libraries(dshr PRIVATE esmf PIO::PIO_Fortran)
+target_link_libraries(dshr PRIVATE ESMF::ESMF PIO::PIO_Fortran)
 
 # CDEPS/datm
 add_library(datm OBJECT ${cdeps_datm_files})
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ add_dependencies(datm share streams dshr)
 set_target_properties(datm PROPERTIES Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/mod)
 target_include_directories(datm PRIVATE $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/mod>)
 target_link_libraries(datm PRIVATE dshr share streams)
-target_link_libraries(datm PRIVATE esmf PIO::PIO_Fortran)
+target_link_libraries(datm PRIVATE ESMF::ESMF PIO::PIO_Fortran)
 
 # CDEPS/dice
 add_library(dice OBJECT ${cdeps_dice_files})
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ add_dependencies(dice share streams dshr)
 set_target_properties(dice PROPERTIES Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/mod)
 target_include_directories(dice PRIVATE $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/mod>)
 target_link_libraries(dice PRIVATE dshr share streams)
-target_link_libraries(dice PRIVATE esmf)
+target_link_libraries(dice PRIVATE ESMF::ESMF)
 
 # CDEPS/dlnd
 add_library(dlnd OBJECT ${cdeps_dlnd_files})
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ add_dependencies(dlnd share streams dshr)
 set_target_properties(dlnd PROPERTIES Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/mod)
 target_include_directories(dlnd PRIVATE $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/mod>)
 target_link_libraries(dlnd PRIVATE dshr share streams)
-target_link_libraries(dlnd PRIVATE esmf)
+target_link_libraries(dlnd PRIVATE ESMF::ESMF)
 
 # CDEPS/docn
 add_library(docn OBJECT ${cdeps_docn_files})
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ add_dependencies(docn share streams dshr)
 set_target_properties(docn PROPERTIES Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/mod)
 target_include_directories(docn PRIVATE $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/mod>)
 target_link_libraries(docn PRIVATE dshr share streams)
-target_link_libraries(docn PRIVATE esmf PIO::PIO_Fortran)
+target_link_libraries(docn PRIVATE ESMF::ESMF PIO::PIO_Fortran)
 
 # CDEPS/drof
 add_library(drof OBJECT ${cdeps_drof_files})
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ add_dependencies(drof share streams dshr)
 set_target_properties(drof PROPERTIES Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/mod)
 target_include_directories(drof PRIVATE $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/mod>)
 target_link_libraries(drof PRIVATE dshr share streams)
-target_link_libraries(drof PRIVATE esmf)
+target_link_libraries(drof PRIVATE ESMF::ESMF)
 
 # CDEPS/dwav
 add_library(dwav OBJECT ${cdeps_dwav_files})
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ add_dependencies(dwav share streams dshr)
 set_target_properties(dwav PROPERTIES Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/mod)
 target_include_directories(dwav PRIVATE $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/mod>)
 target_link_libraries(dwav PRIVATE dshr share streams)
-target_link_libraries(dwav PRIVATE esmf)
+target_link_libraries(dwav PRIVATE ESMF::ESMF)
 
 # CDEPS
 add_library(cdeps STATIC $<TARGET_OBJECTS:share>
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ add_library(cdeps STATIC $<TARGET_OBJECTS:share>
 add_library(cdeps::cdeps ALIAS cdeps)
 target_include_directories(cdeps PUBLIC $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/mod>
                                         $<INSTALL_INTERFACE:mod>)
-target_link_libraries(cdeps PUBLIC esmf PIO::PIO_Fortran)
+target_link_libraries(cdeps PUBLIC ESMF::ESMF PIO::PIO_Fortran)
 list(APPEND LIB_TARGETS cdeps)
 
 ###############################################################################
diff --git a/CICE-interface/CICE b/CICE-interface/CICE
index 5e57a89cf5..2ffee5cd48 160000
--- a/CICE-interface/CICE
+++ b/CICE-interface/CICE
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 5e57a89cf533fe98352bcfd1a464b1d50713274d
+Subproject commit 2ffee5cd48e0c389bdf75c0d910b3f6d53263563
diff --git a/CICE-interface/CMakeLists.txt b/CICE-interface/CMakeLists.txt
index b027e1d3e2..8f0b16e5e2 100644
--- a/CICE-interface/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CICE-interface/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ set_target_properties(cice PROPERTIES Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_B
 target_compile_definitions(cice PUBLIC "${_cice_defs}")
 target_include_directories(cice PUBLIC $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/mod>
                                        $<INSTALL_INTERFACE:mod>)
-target_link_libraries(cice PUBLIC esmf)
+target_link_libraries(cice PUBLIC ESMF::ESMF)
 if(CICE_IO MATCHES "^(NetCDF|PIO)$")
   target_link_libraries(cice PUBLIC NetCDF::NetCDF_Fortran)
   if(CICE_IO MATCHES "PIO")
diff --git a/CMEPS-interface/CMEPS b/CMEPS-interface/CMEPS
index 24e9eed4ff..8c66c95481 160000
--- a/CMEPS-interface/CMEPS
+++ b/CMEPS-interface/CMEPS
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 24e9eed4ffe8138bef635c8f916f91b142595675
+Subproject commit 8c66c954814be7b01160e95ae35cc627e93c6120
diff --git a/CMEPS-interface/CMakeLists.txt b/CMEPS-interface/CMakeLists.txt
index efbd585acc..ddb772a536 100644
--- a/CMEPS-interface/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMEPS-interface/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ set_target_properties(cmeps PROPERTIES Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_
 target_include_directories(cmeps PUBLIC $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/mod>
                                         $<INSTALL_INTERFACE:mod>)
 target_compile_definitions(cmeps PRIVATE ${CDEPS_SHARE_DEFS})
-target_link_libraries(cmeps PUBLIC esmf
+target_link_libraries(cmeps PUBLIC ESMF::ESMF
                                    PIO::PIO_Fortran)
 if(OpenMP_Fortran_FOUND)
   target_link_libraries(cmeps PRIVATE OpenMP::OpenMP_Fortran)
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 702cf6a459..323969c982 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,14 @@ if (CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "GNU" AND CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER_VERSION V
   message(FATAL_ERROR "GNU Compiler >= 9 is required")
 endif()
 
-list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake)
+set(CMAKE_Platform $ENV{CMAKE_Platform})
+
+if(CMAKE_Platform STREQUAL "wcoss2")
+  list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH $ENV{ESMF_ROOT}/include/ESMX/Driver/cmake)
+endif()
+
+list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH $ENV{ESMF_ROOT}/cmake)
+list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH $ENV{esmf_ROOT}/cmake)
 list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/CMakeModules/Modules)
 
 ###############################################################################
@@ -79,7 +86,6 @@ set(PDLIB           OFF CACHE BOOL "Enable Domain Decomposition in WW3 via PDLIB
 set(CDEPS_INLINE    OFF CACHE BOOL "Enable CDEPS inline capability")
 set(HYDRO           OFF CACHE BOOL "Enable hydrostatic set")
 
-set(CMAKE_Platform $ENV{CMAKE_Platform})
 if(CMAKE_Platform)
   message("")
   if(EXISTS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/configure_${CMAKE_Platform}.cmake)
@@ -151,7 +157,13 @@ if(OPENMP)
 endif()
 
 find_package(NetCDF 4.7.4 REQUIRED C Fortran)
-find_package(ESMF 8.3.0 MODULE REQUIRED)
+find_package(ESMF 8.6.0 MODULE REQUIRED)
+if (NOT TARGET ESMF::ESMF)       # This is needed for ESMF < 8.6.1
+  add_library(ESMF::ESMF ALIAS ESMF)
+  if (NOT TARGET esmf)
+    add_library(esmf ALIAS ESMF)
+  endif()
+endif ()
 if(FMS)
   find_package(FMS 2022.04 REQUIRED COMPONENTS R4 R8)
   if(APP MATCHES "^(HAFSW)$")
@@ -306,7 +318,7 @@ if(WW3)
   target_link_libraries(ufs PUBLIC WW3::WW3)
 endif()
 
-list(APPEND _ufs_libs_public esmf)
+list(APPEND _ufs_libs_public ESMF::ESMF)
 
 if(STOCH_PHYS)
   list(APPEND _ufs_libs_public stochastic_physics)
@@ -376,7 +388,7 @@ target_link_libraries(ufs PUBLIC "${_ufs_libs_public}")
 ###############################################################################
 add_executable(ufs_model driver/UFS.F90)
 add_dependencies(ufs_model ufs)
-target_link_libraries(ufs_model ufs esmf w3emc::w3emc_d)
+target_link_libraries(ufs_model ufs ESMF::ESMF w3emc::w3emc_d)
 set_target_properties(ufs_model PROPERTIES LINKER_LANGUAGE Fortran)
 
 ###############################################################################
diff --git a/CMakeModules b/CMakeModules
index cabd7753ae..27485ff44a 160000
--- a/CMakeModules
+++ b/CMakeModules
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit cabd7753ae17f7bfcc6dad56daf10868aa51c3f4
+Subproject commit 27485ff44a64b7168fd524ea68d07d1458f3f05c
diff --git a/FV3 b/FV3
index 49967251b8..71d80c45a0 160000
--- a/FV3
+++ b/FV3
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 49967251b83255bdac7ac2f9626d2714e8b83d07
+Subproject commit 71d80c45a0e4ad6a8a4228344f9fb0ffd954b5d0
diff --git a/HYCOM-interface/CMakeLists.txt b/HYCOM-interface/CMakeLists.txt
index 7debdcbc61..5fbc76f34d 100644
--- a/HYCOM-interface/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/HYCOM-interface/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ target_include_directories(hycom_nuopc_obj PRIVATE $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CUR
                                                    $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/HYCOM/NUOPC>)
 target_compile_definitions(hycom_nuopc_obj PRIVATE "${_hycom_defs}")
 target_link_libraries(hycom_nuopc_obj PRIVATE hycom_obj
-                                              esmf
+                                              ESMF::ESMF
                                               NetCDF::NetCDF_Fortran)
 
 ### Create target library and set PUBLIC interfaces on the library
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ target_include_directories(hycom PUBLIC $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY
 target_include_directories(hycom PUBLIC $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/HYCOM>
                                         $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/HYCOM/NUOPC>)
 target_compile_definitions(hycom PRIVATE "${_hycom_defs}")
-target_link_libraries(hycom PUBLIC esmf
+target_link_libraries(hycom PUBLIC ESMF::ESMF
                                    NetCDF::NetCDF_Fortran)
 
 ### Create HYCOM offline executable
diff --git a/MOM6-interface/CMakeLists.txt b/MOM6-interface/CMakeLists.txt
index 57f9f7b8c9..bf823a1357 100644
--- a/MOM6-interface/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/MOM6-interface/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ else()
                                               $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/MOM6/src/framework>)
 endif()
 target_link_libraries(mom6_obj PRIVATE fms
-                                       esmf
+                                       ESMF::ESMF
                                        stochastic_physics
                                        NetCDF::NetCDF_Fortran)
 # OpenMP is disabled in MOM6
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ endif()
 target_link_libraries(mom6_nuopc_obj PRIVATE mom6_obj
                                              fms
                                              stochastic_physics
-                                             esmf)
+                                             ESMF::ESMF)
 # OpenMP is disabled in MOM6
 #if(OpenMP_Fortran_FOUND)
 # target_link_libraries(mom6_nuopc_obj PRIVATE OpenMP::OpenMP_Fortran)
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ target_include_directories(mom6 PUBLIC $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_
                                        $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/MOM6/src/framework>)
 target_link_libraries(mom6 PUBLIC fms
                                   stochastic_physics
-                                  esmf
+                                  ESMF::ESMF
                                   NetCDF::NetCDF_Fortran)
 # OpenMP is disabled in MOM6
 #if(OpenMP_Fortran_FOUND)
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ if(MOM6SOLO)
   target_link_libraries(mom6solo PRIVATE mom6_obj
                                          fms
                                          stochastic_physics
-                                         esmf
+                                         ESMF::ESMF
                                          NetCDF::NetCDF_Fortran)
   # OpenMP is disabled in MOM6
   #if(OpenMP_Fortran_FOUND)
diff --git a/NOAHMP-interface/CMakeLists.txt b/NOAHMP-interface/CMakeLists.txt
index f8b6d99ab1..c90f0d60a9 100644
--- a/NOAHMP-interface/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/NOAHMP-interface/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ add_library(noahmp STATIC ${_noahmp_cap_files} ${_noahmp_ccpp_files} ${_noahmp_f
 set_target_properties(noahmp PROPERTIES Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/mod)
 target_include_directories(noahmp PUBLIC $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/mod>
                                        $<INSTALL_INTERFACE:mod>)
-target_link_libraries(noahmp PUBLIC esmf)
+target_link_libraries(noahmp PUBLIC ESMF::ESMF)
 
 ###############################################################################
 ### Install
diff --git a/NOAHMP-interface/noahmp b/NOAHMP-interface/noahmp
index 3ac32f0db7..f1f607e4f0 160000
--- a/NOAHMP-interface/noahmp
+++ b/NOAHMP-interface/noahmp
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 3ac32f0db7a2a97d930f44fa5f060c983ff31ee8
+Subproject commit f1f607e4f0a7fa7491c721bbd2e2f8b357b2120f
diff --git a/WW3 b/WW3
index c7004b658b..78731a0334 160000
--- a/WW3
+++ b/WW3
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit c7004b658b9dae9fc473d4e6511dfc1cf8e6a7bd
+Subproject commit 78731a03349b6cf646a264da600d1f706f3747ac
diff --git a/modulefiles/ufs_common.lua b/modulefiles/ufs_common.lua
index 062fa38449..44fe2f3848 100644
--- a/modulefiles/ufs_common.lua
+++ b/modulefiles/ufs_common.lua
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ local ufs_modules = {
   {["netcdf-c"]        = "4.9.2"},
   {["netcdf-fortran"]  = "4.6.1"},
   {["parallelio"]      = "2.5.10"},
-  {["esmf"]            = "8.6.0"},
+  {["esmf"]            = "8.6.1"},
   {["fms"]             = "2024.01"},
   {["bacio"]           = "2.4.1"},
   {["crtm"]            = "2.4.0"},
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ local ufs_modules = {
   {["sp"]              = "2.5.0"},
   {["w3emc"]           = "2.10.0"},
   {["gftl-shared"]     = "1.6.1"},
-  {["mapl"]            = "2.40.3-esmf-8.6.0"},
+  {["mapl"]            = "2.46.2-esmf-8.6.1"},
   {["scotch"]          = "7.0.4"},
 }
 
diff --git a/modulefiles/ufs_hercules.gnu.lua b/modulefiles/ufs_hercules.gnu.lua
index 035290a9c7..9417c1452d 100644
--- a/modulefiles/ufs_hercules.gnu.lua
+++ b/modulefiles/ufs_hercules.gnu.lua
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ help([[
 loads UFS Model prerequisites for Hercules/GNU
 ]])
 
-prepend_path("MODULEPATH", "/work/noaa/epic/role-epic/spack-stack/hercules/spack-stack-1.6.0/envs/fms-2024.01/install/modulefiles/Core")
+prepend_path("MODULEPATH", "/work/noaa/epic/role-epic/spack-stack/hercules/spack-stack-1.6.0/envs/ue-esmf-8.6.1-mapl-2.46.3/install/modulefiles/Core")
 -- for mvapich2, need:
 prepend_path("MODULEPATH", "/work/noaa/epic/role-epic/spack-stack/hercules/modulefiles")
 
diff --git a/modulefiles/ufs_hercules.intel.lua b/modulefiles/ufs_hercules.intel.lua
index 455ea4d0f4..539aef53b1 100644
--- a/modulefiles/ufs_hercules.intel.lua
+++ b/modulefiles/ufs_hercules.intel.lua
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ help([[
 loads UFS Model prerequisites for Hercules/Intel
 ]])
 
-prepend_path("MODULEPATH", "/work/noaa/epic/role-epic/spack-stack/hercules/spack-stack-1.6.0/envs/fms-2024.01/install/modulefiles/Core")
+prepend_path("MODULEPATH", "/work/noaa/epic/role-epic/spack-stack/hercules/spack-stack-1.6.0/envs/ue-esmf-8.6.1-mapl-2.46.3/install/modulefiles/Core")
 
 stack_intel_ver=os.getenv("stack_intel_ver") or "2021.9.0"
 load(pathJoin("stack-intel", stack_intel_ver))