Set the timer to 97 seconds

How to use the online timer

As the Shipping Forecast begins, start a ninety-seven-second countdown, leave the phone beside the radio and carry on with making tea or putting away the washing. The interval gives you a brief window for listening to the coastal forecast without hovering over the controls, while familiar sea areas and conditions continue in the background.

While the forecast carries on across the room, the phone may dim or lock before the countdown finishes. A blank screen does not necessarily mean the interval has ended, so keep the sound audible and avoid closing the browser page when setting the phone down. If battery-saving settings suspend the page, leaving the display awake for this short listen is more reliable.

When several coastal areas are read in quick succession, an exact digital cutoff is easier to judge than the broad markings on a mechanical timer with a turning ring. Use the final alert as a boundary rather than trying to estimate the remaining seconds from the dial. If a sentence is still being read, hearing it through before returning to the other task avoids losing the relevant wind or visibility detail.