is that directly from the MODBUS node?
Some of the modbus nodes output a buffer object.
And if it is a buffer then its pretty simple : in a function node (untested)...
let buf = msg.payload;
msg.converted = [];
msg.converted[0] = buf.readInt16BE();
msg.converted[1] = buf.readInt16BE();
msg.converted[2] = buf.readInt16BE();
//... etc ...
return msg;
see buffer documentation for a whole raft of read functions (for when you ask how to read floats next
)