  The possibilities of organizing an observation service for solar activity in
order to provide space weather forecasting are considered. The most promising
at this stage is the creation of a ground-based observation network. Such a
network should include solar magnetographs that provide observation of
large-scale magnetic fields of the Sun, and patrol optical telescopes designed
to detect coronal mass ejections and solar flares. The data of magnetographic
observations provide an assessment of recurrent solar winds. Patrol telescopes
operating in continuous mode allow detecting the moments of eruption and
determining the parameters of coronal mass ejections at the initial stage of
acceleration. The network service can be supplemented with other types of
observations in the radio and optical bands. The paper considers the
composition of observational tools, as well as methods and models for
forecasting.
