diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index e1878a644..a7596a726 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 # These owners will be the default owners for everything in the repo.
 #*       @defunkt
-*       @mkavulich @gsketefian @JeffBeck-NOAA @RatkoVasic-NOAA @BenjaminBlake-NOAA @ywangwof @chan-hoo @panll @christinaholtNOAA @christopherwharrop-noaa @danielabdi-noaa @mark-a-potts @jkbk2004 @willmayfield @dmwright526 @gspetro-NOAA @natalie-perlin @EdwardSnyder-NOAA @MichaelLueken @rickgrubin-noaa @BruceKropp-Raytheon
+*       @mkavulich @gsketefian @JeffBeck-NOAA @RatkoVasic-NOAA @BenjaminBlake-NOAA @ywangwof @chan-hoo @panll @christinaholtNOAA @christopherwharrop-noaa @danielabdi-noaa @mark-a-potts @jkbk2004 @willmayfield @dmwright526 @gspetro-NOAA @natalie-perlin @EdwardSnyder-NOAA @MichaelLueken @rickgrubin-noaa @BruceKropp-Raytheon @BenKoziol-NOAA
 
 # Order is important. The last matching pattern has the most precedence.
 # So if a pull request only touches javascript files, only these owners
diff --git a/Externals.cfg b/Externals.cfg
index 0cf851b4a..c3d70aaa3 100644
--- a/Externals.cfg
+++ b/Externals.cfg
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ protocol = git
 repo_url = https://github.com/ufs-community/ufs-weather-model
 # Specify either a branch name or a hash but not both.
 #branch = develop
-hash = 6b0f516
+hash = 33b3c18
 local_path = sorc/ufs-weather-model
 required = True
 
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ protocol = git
 repo_url = https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/UPP
 # Specify either a branch name or a hash but not both.
 #branch = develop
-hash = 6f5dd62
+hash = ce5f3b1
 local_path = sorc/UPP
 required = True
 
diff --git a/fix/upp/nam_micro_lookup.dat b/fix/upp/nam_micro_lookup.dat
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..feb3d7d35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fix/upp/nam_micro_lookup.dat
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../sorc/UPP/fix/nam_micro_lookup.dat
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/exregional_run_fcst.sh b/scripts/exregional_run_fcst.sh
index c5e7f6601..50ae3bb8e 100755
--- a/scripts/exregional_run_fcst.sh
+++ b/scripts/exregional_run_fcst.sh
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ create_symlink_to_file ${FIELD_TABLE_FP} ${DATA}/${FIELD_TABLE_FN} ${relative_li
 create_symlink_to_file ${FIELD_DICT_FP} ${DATA}/${FIELD_DICT_FN} ${relative_link_flag}
 
 if [ $(boolify ${WRITE_DOPOST}) = "TRUE" ]; then
-  cp ${PARMdir}/upp/nam_micro_lookup.dat ./eta_micro_lookup.dat
+  cp ${HOMEdir}/fix/upp/nam_micro_lookup.dat ./eta_micro_lookup.dat
   if [ $(boolify ${USE_CUSTOM_POST_CONFIG_FILE}) = "TRUE" ]; then
     post_config_fp="${CUSTOM_POST_CONFIG_FP}"
     print_info_msg "
diff --git a/scripts/exregional_run_post.sh b/scripts/exregional_run_post.sh
index 3f0ca93df..a325245a5 100755
--- a/scripts/exregional_run_post.sh
+++ b/scripts/exregional_run_post.sh
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ fi
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
 rm -f fort.*
-cp ${PARMdir}/upp/nam_micro_lookup.dat ./eta_micro_lookup.dat
+cp ${HOMEdir}/fix/upp/nam_micro_lookup.dat ./eta_micro_lookup.dat
 if [ $(boolify ${USE_CUSTOM_POST_CONFIG_FILE}) = "TRUE" ]; then
   post_config_fp="${CUSTOM_POST_CONFIG_FP}"
   print_info_msg "
diff --git a/ush/config_defaults.yaml b/ush/config_defaults.yaml
index f155307a6..b8cb599e8 100644
--- a/ush/config_defaults.yaml
+++ b/ush/config_defaults.yaml
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ user:
   # ARL_NEXUS_DIR: 
   # The path to the user's NEXUS directory. By default, NEXUS source 
   # code resides in ufs-srweather-app/sorc/arl_nexus
-  # 
+  #
   #-----------------------------------------------------------------------
   MACHINE: "BIG_COMPUTER"
   ACCOUNT: ""