The context of the mist that went up is important. It's part of the narrative of the week of creation when the fountains of the great deep had to be sealed after the deep had drained through them into the interior of the Earth.
Mist or Steam?
Strengthened: בַּ֝עֲז֗וֹז – baazoz
When we look at the Hebrew word translated as strengthened we find an example of the theologians of yesteryear fudging their data. The word has been assigned to the root עָזַז - azaz, no doubt because it makes sense.