Index: examples/wflow_rhine_sbm_nc/wflow_sbm_NC.ini
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diff -u -ra509bea894d88eb107b36f7e83f6bf9b1a36096c -r77cf4f27a67426009f3cdc6df0af96528d662aee
--- examples/wflow_rhine_sbm_nc/wflow_sbm_NC.ini	(.../wflow_sbm_NC.ini)	(revision a509bea894d88eb107b36f7e83f6bf9b1a36096c)
+++ examples/wflow_rhine_sbm_nc/wflow_sbm_NC.ini	(.../wflow_sbm_NC.ini)	(revision 77cf4f27a67426009f3cdc6df0af96528d662aee)
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@
 [run]
 # either a runinfo file or a start and end-time are required
 #runinfo=runinfo.xml
-starttime=1991-01-01 00:00:00
-endtime=1991-12-31 00:00:00
+starttime=1991-02-01 00:00:00
+endtime=1991-03-01 00:00:00
 # required, base timestep of the model
 timestepsecs = 86400
 #start model with cold state
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
 netcdfinput= inmaps.nc
 #netcdfstatesinput = instates.nc
 #netcdfstaticinput = staticmaps.nc
-netcdfwritebuffer=100
+netcdfwritebuffer=10
 netcdf_least_significant_digit=2
 #netcdf_format=NETCDF3_CLASSIC
 
Index: wflow-py/wflow/wf_DynamicFramework.py
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diff -u -r5eaef8c3329dbaeb4f8b576cd04339101285351c -r77cf4f27a67426009f3cdc6df0af96528d662aee
--- wflow-py/wflow/wf_DynamicFramework.py	(.../wf_DynamicFramework.py)	(revision 5eaef8c3329dbaeb4f8b576cd04339101285351c)
+++ wflow-py/wflow/wf_DynamicFramework.py	(.../wf_DynamicFramework.py)	(revision 77cf4f27a67426009f3cdc6df0af96528d662aee)
@@ -474,6 +474,7 @@
         self.DT = runDateTimeInfo(timestepsecs=timestepsecs, datetimestart=datetimestart,
                                   datetimeend=dte, mode='steps')
 
+
         if lastTimeStep != 0:
             if firstTimestep == 0:
                 firstTimestep = 1
@@ -1003,7 +1004,7 @@
 
         st = configget(self._userModel().config, 'run', 'starttime', "None")
 
-        self.skipfirsttimestep =  int(configget(self._userModel().config, 'run', 'skipfirst', "0"))
+        #self.skipfirsttimestep =  int(configget(self._userModel().config, 'run', 'skipfirst', "0"))
 
         # Assume that we have set this via BMI
         if self.DT.setByBMI:
Index: wflow-py/wflow/wf_netcdfio.py
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diff -u -r048e9fa4ca4b2c6a7c14169de0b192ea2ff9b983 -r77cf4f27a67426009f3cdc6df0af96528d662aee
--- wflow-py/wflow/wf_netcdfio.py	(.../wf_netcdfio.py)	(revision 048e9fa4ca4b2c6a7c14169de0b192ea2ff9b983)
+++ wflow-py/wflow/wf_netcdfio.py	(.../wf_netcdfio.py)	(revision 77cf4f27a67426009f3cdc6df0af96528d662aee)
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@
         self.maxsteps = minimum(maxmb * len(a) / floatspermb + 1,maxlentime - 1)
         self.fstep = 0
         self.lstep = self.fstep + self.maxsteps
-
+        self.offset = 0
         self.datetime = self.dataset.variables['time'][:]
         if hasattr(self.dataset.variables['time'],'units'):
             self.timeunits=self.dataset.variables['time'].units
@@ -545,11 +545,19 @@
         else:
             ncindex = timestep - 1
 
+
+        ncindex = ncindex + self.offset
+
         if tsdatetime != None:
-            if tsdatetime != self.datetimelist[ncindex]:
+            if tsdatetime.replace(tzinfo=None) != self.datetimelist[ncindex].replace(tzinfo=None):
                 logging.warn("Date/time does not match. Wanted " + str(tsdatetime) + " got " + str(self.datetimelist[ncindex]))
-                logging.warn("Index: " + str(ncindex) + " Par: " + var)
+                import bisect
+                pos = bisect.bisect_left(self.datetimelist,tsdatetime.replace(tzinfo=None))
+                self.offset = pos - ncindex
+                logging.warn("Adjusting to the date/time at index and setting offset: " + str(pos) + ":" + str(self.offset) + ":"  + str(self.datetimelist[pos]))
+                ncindex = pos
 
+
         if self.alldat.has_key(var):
             if ncindex == self.lstep:  # Read new block of data in mem
                 logging.debug("reading new netcdf data block starting at: " + str(ncindex))