A nor’easter lingering south of New England is bringing high surf to much of the Maine coast Sunday, with minor coastal flooding possible in York County.
More widespread rain is expected Sunday night and Monday.
A coastal flood advisory remains in effect for coastal York County until 3 a.m. Monday.
The National Weather Service warned of up to a foot of water in low-lying coastal areas, along with waves washing over shorelines and beach erosion.
A high surf advisory is in effect there until 8 p.m. Sunday, with breaking waves of 7 to 12 feet expected. Northeast wind gusts could reach 45 mph along the York County coast.
High surf advisories remained in effect until 8 p.m. Sunday for coastal Cumberland, Sagadahoc, Lincoln, Knox and Hancock counties.
Forecasters expect breaking waves of 6 to 10 feet from coastal Cumberland through Knox counties and 4 to 8 feet in Hancock County. They warned people to stay off exposed shoreline rocks, where waves could sweep them into the water.
The storm is expected to move northeast and weaken Monday into Tuesday.
Forecasters expect 0.6 to 1 inch of rain from Bangor to Down East Maine and 0.1 to 0.3 inch across much of northern Maine, with rain ending Tuesday morning.