def METHOD_NAME(nclPlotFile):
    """generate_plots_call - call a nclPlotFile via subprocess call
    Arguments:
    nclPlotFile (string) - full path to ncl plotting file name
    """
    # check if the nclPlotFile exists - 
    # don't exit if it does not exists just print a warning.
    try:
        print("Calling ",nclPlotFile)
        pipe = subprocess.Popen(['ncl {0}'.format(nclPlotFile)], shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
        output = pipe.communicate()[0].decode()
        print('NCL routine {0} \n {1}'.format(nclPlotFile,output))            
        while pipe.poll() is None:
            time.sleep(0.5)
    except OSError as e:
        print('WARNING',e.errno,e.strerror)
    return 0