The kinetics of nonequilibrium Bose-Einstein condensates are considered
within the framework of the Gross-Pitaevskii equation. A systematic derivation
is given for weak small-scale perturbations of a steady confined condensate
state. This approach combines a wavepacket WKB description with the weak
turbulence theory. The WKB theory derived in this paper describes the effect of
the condensate on the short-wave excitations which appears to be different from
a simple renormalization of the confining potential suggested in previous
literature.