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Old 11th Jul 2010, 09:06
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Relative humidity changes as the fog gets blown inland over a warmer surface; a single degree temperature change will put the air above it's dew point and the fog disperses. The fog is still forming at the origin, which makes it appear to be stationary.

It's the opposite of advection fog, which may occur when warm(er) "sea" air moves over an increasingly cold land surface, causing the air to go below dew point temperature.
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