There are some evidences that connect this atmospheric event with the ocean. From the beginning, the process for its development requires at least 26°C the temperature at the ocean surface water. Other clearest evidence of the ocean influences is that, some the hurricane tracks are similar to patterns of distribution the surface warm ocean waters.
As a result of the interchange of heat between the ocean surface water and the atmosphere (affected by the thunderstorms occurrence) the hurricanes intensifies gradually its strength, in fact when the hurricanes reaches coastal zones (not ocean influences) the hurricanes reduces its intensity, the same occurs when the temperature of the ocean surface is reduced. In both cases the energy supplied to the hurricanes is reduced.
The oceanic influences is continues through the process of intensification and feed backing for the hurricane. The hurricane winds in the area causes vertical mixing in the oceanic surface increasing the mixed layer and reducing the surface temperature, this interacting process between the oceanic surface and hurricane is studying in numerical models that consider the depth of mixed layer as an essential input for the calculus of process of intensification of hurricane.
Ocean eddies contribute to the hurricanes development. The mixed layer in ocean eddies area is deeper that other places, in terms of heat available it is traduced as a major amount of energy available for the hurricanes development.
For these arguments exposed it is mandatory that hurricanes would not occur without the oceanic influence.