diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 82967840a..29f34aa4e 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [submodule "ufs-weather-model"]
 	path = sorc/hafs_forecast.fd
 	url = https://github.com/hafs-community/ufs-weather-model.git
-	branch = feature/hafsv0.3_baseline
+	branch = feature/hafs_nest_cpl
 [submodule "UFS_UTILS"]
 	path = sorc/hafs_utils.fd
 	url = https://github.com/hafs-community/UFS_UTILS.git
diff --git a/modulefiles/modulefile.hafs.hera b/modulefiles/modulefile.hafs.hera
index cdd786347..9b340e181 100644
--- a/modulefiles/modulefile.hafs.hera
+++ b/modulefiles/modulefile.hafs.hera
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ module load png/1.6.35
 module load hdf5/1.10.6
 module load netcdf/4.7.4
 module load pio/2.5.2
-module load esmf/8.2.1b04
+module load esmf/8.3.0b09
 module load fms/2021.04
 
 module load bacio/2.4.1
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ module load w3nco/2.4.1
 
 module load gftl-shared/v1.3.0
 module load yafyaml/v0.5.1
-module load mapl/2.11.0-esmf-8.2.1b04
+module load mapl/2.11.0-esmf-8.3.0b09
 
 module load g2/3.4.3
 
diff --git a/modulefiles/modulefile.hafs.jet b/modulefiles/modulefile.hafs.jet
index 67975a916..5cbbd7b96 100644
--- a/modulefiles/modulefile.hafs.jet
+++ b/modulefiles/modulefile.hafs.jet
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ module load png/1.6.35
 module load hdf5/1.10.6
 module load netcdf/4.7.4
 module load pio/2.5.2
-module load esmf/8.2.1b04
+module load esmf/8.3.0b09
 module load fms/2021.04
 
 module load bacio/2.4.1
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ module load w3nco/2.4.1
 
 module load gftl-shared/v1.3.0
 module load yafyaml/v0.5.1
-module load mapl/2.11.0-esmf-8.2.1b04
+module load mapl/2.11.0-esmf-8.3.0b09
 
 module load g2/3.4.3
 
diff --git a/modulefiles/modulefile.hafs.orion b/modulefiles/modulefile.hafs.orion
index 547c9fbc6..d9c1adf8c 100644
--- a/modulefiles/modulefile.hafs.orion
+++ b/modulefiles/modulefile.hafs.orion
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ module load png/1.6.35
 module load hdf5/1.10.6
 module load netcdf/4.7.4
 module load pio/2.5.2
-module load esmf/8.2.1b04
+module load esmf/8.3.0b09
 module load fms/2021.04
 
 module load bacio/2.4.1
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ module load w3nco/2.4.1
 
 module load gftl-shared/v1.3.0
 module load yafyaml/v0.5.1
-module load mapl/2.11.0-esmf-8.2.1b04
+module load mapl/2.11.0-esmf-8.3.0b09
 
 module load g2/3.4.3
 
diff --git a/modulefiles/modulefile.hafs.wcoss_cray b/modulefiles/modulefile.hafs.wcoss_cray
index f2e9e5b64..65f5c8478 100644
--- a/modulefiles/modulefile.hafs.wcoss_cray
+++ b/modulefiles/modulefile.hafs.wcoss_cray
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ module load wrf_io/1.1.1
 module load wgrib2/2.0.8
 #doesn't work setenv WGRIB2 /usrx/local/nceplibs/NCEPLIBS/cmake/install/NCEPLIBS-v1.3.0/wgrib2/wgrib2-2.0.8/bin/wgrib2
 
-module load esmf/8.2.1b04
+module load esmf/8.3.0b09
 module load fms/2021.04
 
 ## WCOSS Cray execution prereqs:
diff --git a/modulefiles/modulefile.hafs.wcoss_dell_p3 b/modulefiles/modulefile.hafs.wcoss_dell_p3
index bf75ada97..3cb5a4114 100644
--- a/modulefiles/modulefile.hafs.wcoss_dell_p3
+++ b/modulefiles/modulefile.hafs.wcoss_dell_p3
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ module load png/1.6.35
 module load hdf5/1.10.6
 module load netcdf/4.7.4
 module load pio/2.5.2
-module load esmf/8.2.1b04
+module load esmf/8.3.0b09
 module load fms/2021.04
 
 module load bacio/2.4.1
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ module load w3nco/2.4.1
 
 module load gftl-shared/v1.3.0
 module load yafyaml/v0.5.1
-module load mapl/2.11.0-esmf-8.2.1b04
+module load mapl/2.11.0-esmf-8.3.0b09
 
 module load g2/3.4.3
 
diff --git a/sorc/hafs_forecast.fd b/sorc/hafs_forecast.fd
index f3634a9b9..6f700b3d3 160000
--- a/sorc/hafs_forecast.fd
+++ b/sorc/hafs_forecast.fd
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit f3634a9b9d3b9668e63def4362a03760d5fed288
+Subproject commit 6f700b3d37ca4ff5319630404525d4bf231e197c
diff --git a/sorc/hafs_utils.fd b/sorc/hafs_utils.fd
index 7669e2366..fa3b403da 160000
--- a/sorc/hafs_utils.fd
+++ b/sorc/hafs_utils.fd
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 7669e2366585f5818c6d7f260e3f2fbf980158e8
+Subproject commit fa3b403dae9c55aca867382d6dd5b1fec6752a7c