WTNZ41 NZKL 151957 GALE WARNING 144 THIS AFFECTS OCEAN AREA: SUBTROPIC COPY OF GALE WARN ISSUED BY NADI AT 15-NOV-2023 19:20 UTC. TROPICAL CYCLONE MAL 992HPA] CENTRE WAS LOCATED NEAR 24.0 SOUTH 179. 4 EAST AT 151800 UTC. POSITION FAIR. REPEAT POSITION 24.0S 179.4E AT 151800 UTC. CYCLONE IS MOVING SOUTHSOUTHEAST 15 KNOTS. EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 KNOTS CLOSE TO THE CENTRE WITH VERY ROUGH SEA AND MODERATE TO HEAVY SWELL. EXPECT WINDS OVER 33 KNOTS WITHIN 70 NAUTICAL MILES OF CENTRE IN THE EASTERN SEMICIRCLE AND WITHIN 20 NAUTICAL MILES OF CENTRE IN THE SOUTHWEST QUADRANT AND WITHIN 50 NAUTICAL MILES OF CENTRE IN THE NORTHWEST QUADRANT. FORECAST POSITION NEAR 26.1S 178.9W AT 160600 UTC AND NEAR 28.0S 176.7W AT 161800 UTC.