diff --git a/ccpp/data/CCPP_typedefs.F90 b/ccpp/data/CCPP_typedefs.F90
index 694e27211..c8f402b65 100644
--- a/ccpp/data/CCPP_typedefs.F90
+++ b/ccpp/data/CCPP_typedefs.F90
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ module CCPP_typedefs
     integer                             :: nday                          !<
     integer                             :: nf_aelw                       !<
     integer                             :: nf_aesw                       !<
+    integer                             :: nf_albd                       !<
     integer                             :: nn                            !<
     integer                             :: nsamftrac                     !<
     integer                             :: nscav                         !<
@@ -988,6 +989,7 @@ subroutine gfs_interstitial_create (Interstitial, IM, Model)
     Interstitial%nbdsw            = NBDSW
     Interstitial%nf_aelw          = NF_AELW
     Interstitial%nf_aesw          = NF_AESW
+    Interstitial%nf_albd          = NF_ALBD
     Interstitial%nspc1            = NSPC1
     if (Model%oz_phys .or. Model%oz_phys_2015) then
       Interstitial%oz_coeffp5     = oz_coeff+5
diff --git a/ccpp/data/CCPP_typedefs.meta b/ccpp/data/CCPP_typedefs.meta
index fcdaa0e8a..d9eaba7ca 100644
--- a/ccpp/data/CCPP_typedefs.meta
+++ b/ccpp/data/CCPP_typedefs.meta
@@ -1460,6 +1460,12 @@
   units = count
   dimensions = ()
   type = integer
+[nf_albd]
+  standard_name = number_of_components_for_surface_albedo
+  long_name = number of IR/VIS/UV compinents for surface albedo
+  units = count
+  dimensions = ()
+  type = integer
 [nn]
   standard_name = number_of_tracers_for_convective_transport
   long_name = number of tracers for convective transport
diff --git a/ccpp/physics b/ccpp/physics
index 8c88f68d4..aa7bff5d0 160000
--- a/ccpp/physics
+++ b/ccpp/physics
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 8c88f68d4cb491c3606a57298197b7e6480cce63
+Subproject commit aa7bff5d0da9ab02938aba373088df6df784e965
diff --git a/ccpp/suites/suite_FV3_WoFS_v0.xml b/ccpp/suites/suite_FV3_WoFS_v0.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1a34ba1a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ccpp/suites/suite_FV3_WoFS_v0.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+
+<suite name="FV3_WoFS_v0"  version="1">
+  <!-- <init></init> -->
+  <group name="time_vary">
+    <subcycle loop="1">
+      <scheme>GFS_time_vary_pre</scheme>
+      <scheme>GFS_rrtmg_setup</scheme>
+      <scheme>GFS_rad_time_vary</scheme>
+      <scheme>GFS_phys_time_vary</scheme>
+    </subcycle>
+  </group>
+  <group name="radiation">
+    <subcycle loop="1">
+      <scheme>GFS_suite_interstitial_rad_reset</scheme>
+      <scheme>sgscloud_radpre</scheme>
+      <scheme>GFS_rrtmg_pre</scheme>
+      <scheme>GFS_radiation_surface</scheme>
+      <scheme>rad_sw_pre</scheme>
+      <scheme>rrtmg_sw</scheme>
+      <scheme>rrtmg_sw_post</scheme>
+      <scheme>rrtmg_lw_pre</scheme>
+      <scheme>rrtmg_lw</scheme>
+      <scheme>sgscloud_radpost</scheme>
+      <scheme>rrtmg_lw_post</scheme>
+      <scheme>GFS_rrtmg_post</scheme>
+    </subcycle>
+  </group>
+  <group name="physics">
+    <subcycle loop="1">
+      <scheme>GFS_suite_interstitial_phys_reset</scheme>
+      <scheme>GFS_suite_stateout_reset</scheme>
+      <scheme>get_prs_fv3</scheme>
+      <scheme>GFS_suite_interstitial_1</scheme>
+      <scheme>GFS_surface_generic_pre</scheme>
+      <scheme>GFS_surface_composites_pre</scheme>
+      <scheme>dcyc2t3</scheme>
+      <scheme>GFS_surface_composites_inter</scheme>
+      <scheme>GFS_suite_interstitial_2</scheme>
+    </subcycle>
+    <!-- Surface iteration loop -->
+    <subcycle loop="2">
+      <scheme>mynnsfc_wrapper</scheme>
+      <scheme>GFS_surface_loop_control_part1</scheme>
+      <scheme>sfc_nst_pre</scheme>
+      <scheme>sfc_nst</scheme>
+      <scheme>sfc_nst_post</scheme>
+      <scheme>lsm_noah</scheme>
+      <scheme>sfc_sice</scheme>
+      <scheme>GFS_surface_loop_control_part2</scheme>
+    </subcycle>
+    <!-- End of surface iteration loop -->
+    <subcycle loop="1">
+      <scheme>GFS_surface_composites_post</scheme>
+      <scheme>sfc_diag</scheme>
+      <scheme>sfc_diag_post</scheme>
+      <scheme>GFS_surface_generic_post</scheme>
+      <scheme>mynnedmf_wrapper</scheme>
+      <scheme>GFS_GWD_generic_pre</scheme>
+      <scheme>cires_ugwp</scheme>
+      <scheme>cires_ugwp_post</scheme>
+      <scheme>GFS_GWD_generic_post</scheme>
+      <scheme>GFS_suite_stateout_update</scheme>
+      <scheme>ozphys_2015</scheme>
+      <scheme>h2ophys</scheme>
+      <scheme>get_phi_fv3</scheme>
+      <scheme>GFS_MP_generic_pre</scheme>
+      <scheme>mp_nssl</scheme>
+      <scheme>GFS_MP_generic_post</scheme>
+      <scheme>maximum_hourly_diagnostics</scheme>
+      <scheme>phys_tend</scheme>
+    </subcycle>
+  </group>
+  <group name="stochastics">
+    <subcycle loop="1">
+      <scheme>GFS_stochastics</scheme>
+    </subcycle>
+  </group>
+  <!-- <finalize></finalize> -->
+</suite>