ZCZC MIATCPAT1 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM ALLISON SPECIAL ADVISORY NUMBER 1 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 2 PM CDT TUE JUN 05 2001 ...TROPICAL STORM ALLISON FORMS IN NORTHWESTERN GULF OF MEXICO... AT 2 PM CDT...1900Z...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE TEXAS AND LOUISIANA GULF COASTS FROM SARGENT TEXAS TO MORGAN CITY LOUISIANA. AT 2 PM CDT...1900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ALLISON WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 94.7 WEST OR ABOUT 80 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS. ALLISON IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 13 MPH...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THE BROAD CIRCULATION OF ALLISON IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INLAND OVER SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS AND SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA THIS EVENING. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST BEFORE ALLISON MOVES INLAND. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 90 MILES FROM THE CENTER...MAINLY TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER. THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT WAS 1004 MB...29.65 INCHES. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL OF UP TO 5 INCHES IS POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND MUCH OF SOUTHERN LOUISIANA. STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG AND TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER. REPEATING THE 2 PM CDT POSITION...28.3N 94.7W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTH NEAR 13 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 60 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 4 PM CDT. FORECASTER STEWART NNNN