WTNZ41 NZKL 151957 STORM WARNING 259 THIS AFFECTS OCEAN AREAS: AUSTRALIA SOUTH EASTERN AND SUBTROPIC TROPICAL CYCLONE TAM 990HPA] CENTRE WAS LOCATED NEAR 26.4 SOUTH 171. 6 EAST AT 151800 UTC. POSITION POOR. REPEAT POSITION 26.4S 171.6E AT 151800 UTC. CYCLONE IS MOVING SOUTH 38 KNOTS BUT EXPECTED TO BE MOVING SOUTH 24 KNOTS AT 160600 UTC. EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 KNOTS CLOSE TO THE CENTRE RISING TO 55 KNOTS BY 160600 UTC AND THEN EASING TO 45 KNOTS BY 161800 UTC.SEA HIGH TO VERY HIGH AND MODERATE TO HEAVY SWELL FOR A TIME. EXPECT WINDS OVER 33 KNOTS WITHIN 80 NAUTICAL MILES OF CENTRE IN THE NORTHEAST QUADRANT AND WITHIN 110 NAUTICAL MILES OF CENTRE IN THE SOUTHEAST QUADRANT AND WITHIN 30 NAUTICAL MILES OF CENTRE IN THE WESTERN SEMICIRCLE WITH VERY ROUGH SEA AND MODERATE TO HEAVY SWELL. FORECAST POSITION NEAR 31.1S 171.1E AT 160600 UTC AND NEAR 33.4S 165.7E AT 161800 UTC. THIS WARNING CANCELS AND REPLACES WARNING 248.