Vertical velocity, in tenths of microbars per second. Don't worry too much about how big this is, just pay attention to the relative magnitudes. Positive is defined as upward; anything over 30 or so is significant and anything over 100 is serious. In the example below, the forecast calls for upward motion, followed by downward motion, followed by not much vertical motion at all.
TTPTTR1R2R3 VVVLI PSDDFF HHT1T3T5
BOS//605860 00719 131410 56050504
06000818448 04209 091622 56080605
12008935114 00802 002126 59121210
18000773014 -1811 022828 55120804
24000743520 -0913 092924 49090400
30000643339 -2216 102818 48080300
36000624749 03318 112519 47080300
42000615956 -0318 112621 42050299