National/International

Tropical Storms can sometimes ‘supercharge’ the storms that follow
Weatherwatch: Did Marco set the scene for Hurricane Sally?
Ocean Heat Waves are Directly Linked to Climate Change
The Intensifying Effects of Severe Weather Events Fuel Sea Heat Waves in the Territorial Sea

Regional/Local

The secret behind Hurricane Sally’s pre-landfall intensification
Tropical storm intensity tracking theory could predict future hurricanes’ strength Dzwonkowski et al. (2015), GoMRI - 06/14/2016 (http://gulfresearchinitiative.org/study-observes-mobile-bay-plume-dynamics-coastal-circulation/). 

Dzwonkowski et al. (2017), ACER consortium - 6/19/2017 (http://acer.disl.org/news/2017/06/19/acer-concorde-collaboration-results-in-new-publication/)