Published on: August 1, 2007 at 12:11 AM

Powerful Typhoon Usagi is settings its sights on the Japanese island of Kyushu late rthis week.

Top winds are 140 mph with gusts to 165 mph.

Here is a satellite photo from late tonight…

Usagi

Here is the NRL tracking chart showing the projected track for the typhoon…

Usagi

The typhoon is expected to intensify to 150 mph tomorrow. It should weaken some before it reaches the islands, although it will still be a formidable storm, probably strong category three intensity…

Usagi means Rabbit in Japanese.