Diagnostic Boundary-Layer Height

The following panels show the 2000 UTC (1500 LST) boundary-layer height (e+3 m) for simulations with and without Lake St. Clair. When Lake St. Clair is removed, the Michigan convective regime extends uninterupted well into southwestern Ontario.
 
 

 
            With Lake St. Clair 
           
 
            Without Lake St. Clair