Weather for that portion of the Strait of Malacca right up till the 17th November 2005 would be the same: fair in the morning, isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon, and fair in the evening.
On the day of departure, 18th November 2005, it would be cloudy in the morning, followed by isolated showers in the afternoon, then fair weather in the evening.
At 8pm that day, the moon would be in the waning gibbous phase, roughly 89% illuminated, some 396490km away from Earth, would rise at 2034hrs Malaysian time and set 0846hrs on the 19th November 2005.
At 8pm, the sun would be some 147.8 million miles away from Earth, will rise at 0701hrs and set at 1900hrs.
SeaDemon Says 