How deep does the water have to be for a hurricane to form?

Question

How deep does the water need to be for a hurricane/cyclone/typhoon? I have a presentation Tuesday and met with my teacher today, and he said that we need to find the water depth...I tried searching, but couldn't find anything. Any ideas?

Answer 1

The water needs to be about 26 C (79 F) to a depth of around 50 meters. This is because the hurricane will mix up the water quite a bit.