How to use the online timer
Stay beside the radio or phone while you listen to one hundred and eight seconds of the Shipping Forecast, keeping your attention on the coastal areas relevant to your plans. The interval is long enough for a focused stretch of the broadcast without encouraging you to wander off and miss either the timer or a place name.
As the forecast continues, sound may slip into connected headphones without being obvious to anyone nearby. If the familiar voices seem to vanish, check where the audio is playing while remaining close to the device; otherwise, the countdown can finish while you are still waiting for a broadcast that has quietly carried on in your pocket or bag.
When you want another stretch of the forecast, restart the same countdown as soon as the first one ends and treat it as a separate listening window. This makes repetition useful when a later coastal section matters, while avoiding a vague extension that is harder to follow. If the broadcast finishes between rounds, let the second countdown stop without filling the remaining time.
Common questions
What if the Shipping Forecast section I need lasts longer than the allotted interval?
Let the first countdown finish, then begin the same interval again while staying beside the broadcast. Stop the second round when the relevant coastal section ends.
What if the Shipping Forecast reaches the next programme before the countdown ends?
End the countdown when the broadcast finishes; there is no need to use the remaining seconds. On another UK broadcast, timing may differ with the length of the forecast and any preceding material.
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