Claim: On January 11, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (United States Navy – United States Air Force) initiated warnings on the system and monitored it as Tropical Cyclone 05P and the next day, RSMC Nadi upgraded the depression into a Category 1 tropical cyclone and named it "Vania".
Evidence: On January 11, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center initiated warnings on the system and monitored it as Tropical Cyclone 05P. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) is a joint United States Navy – United States Air Force command in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. On the Next day, RSMC Nadi upgraded the depression into a Category 1 tropical cyclone and named it "Vania".